COMPARISONS:

♦ Maracaibo is the hottest city in Venezuela

♦ Valencia is called the city of oranges, since it is the city that produces the best oranges of Venezuela

♦ In Maracaibo they listen to many bagpipes in decembrinas epochs

♦ In both cities, transportation is efficient

♦ Maracaibo is the hottest city in Venezuela

♦ Valencia is called the land of independence

♦ Maracaibo is more populated than Valencia

♦ Valencia is very far from Maracaibo

♦ Valencia is smaller than Maracaibo

♦ In Maracaibo they usually eat patacones, while in Valencia they usually eat fish

♦ In Valencia they venerate the virgin of the Perpetual Help, while in Maracaibo they venerate the Virgin of the Chiquinquira.

♦ Maracaibo is the most expensive of the two cities

♦ Both cities have gastronomic varieties

♦ Tourism in both cities is impressive

♦ The women of Valencia are more beautiful than those of Maracaibo

♦ Maracaibo has more indigenous ethnic groups than Valencia

♦ Valencia still preserves the cobbled streets of the 20th century

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Maracaibo VS Valencia

MARACAIBO
is a city and municipality in northwestern Venezuela, on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela. It is the second-largest city in the country (after the national capital Caracas) and is the capital of the state of Zulia. The population of the city is approximately 1,495,200 with the metropolitan area estimated at 2,108,404 as of 2010. Maracaibo is nicknamed La Tierra del Sol Amada ("The Land of the Beloved Sun").

VALENCIA

is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela.

The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. The population of Valencia and the nearby metropolitan area reached 1,827,165 in 2010, and it is expected to grow dramatically in the years to come. Caracas lies some 172 kilometres (107 miles) away to the east.