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Anaco, Venezuela
Anaco is a city in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ..., the shire town of Anaco Municipality. It is an industrial town, connected to the natural gas and petroleum industries. Estimated population (as of 2005): 106,275 inhabitants. Transport The city is served by Anaco Airport. No longer in service for commercial flights. Anaco is on the San Tomé, Venezuela, San Tomé-Puerto la Cruz highway that connects the town with San Tomé and El Tigre to the south and Puerto la Cruz on the coast. Notable people * Omar Rudberg, singer and actor. * Nathalie Rayes, activist and sociologist. * Orlando Arcia, Atlanta Braves shortstop, younger brother of Oswaldo Arcia * Oswaldo Arcia, Minnesota Twins outfielder, older brother of Orlando Arcia * Ruddy Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States Of Venezuela
The Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a federation made up of twenty-three states ('), a Capital District (Venezuela), Capital District (') and the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, Federal Dependencies ('), which consist of many List of islands of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. Venezuela claims the Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute, disputed Essequibo territory as one of its states, which it calls Guayana Esequiba, but the territory is controlled by Guyana as part of six of its Regions of Guyana, regions. The states and territories of Venezuela are usually organized into Regions of Venezuela, regions (), although these regions are mostly geographical entities rather than administrative entities. Historical states Prior to the Federal War (1859–1863), the country was divided into provinces rather than states (see Provinces of Venezuela). The victorious forces were supposed to grant more autonomy to the individual states, but this w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Tigre
El Tigre is a city of Anzoategui, a state located east of Venezuela's capital city of Caracas. Located in what is called the "Guanipa Mesa", a river (Tigre) runs across the city. The average temperature is 79°F, all year around, and the annual average rainfall is 1,200mm. One nearby tourist destination is the Chimire Cliffs. El Tigre also is in full conurbation with the city of San Jose de Guanipa also known as El Tigrito, capital of the Guanipa Municipality whose population according to data from the CNE is ''84,526 '' inhabitants. Both cities are basically one, whose population would be ''291,472 '' inhabitants. Since the appointment of Orinoco Belt as one of the largest reserves of oil in the world, El Tigre has become one of the most important cities in Venezuela because it is very near or on the edge of this oil belt in Anzoategui state. Thus, El Tigre currently shows an increase in the establishment of companies of services to the oil industry that is constantly grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Venezuela
This is a list of cities, towns and communities in Venezuela. The state capitals are marked with a *. List See also * List of cities in Venezuela by population, a list that only includes cities with no less than 100,000 residents in order of population size (instead of alphabetical order). * Demographics of Venezuela * Subdivisions of Venezuela * Ranked list of Venezuelan states, List of states of Venezuela by area and population Notes References Largest cities in Venezuela- Publicaciones/Demografica/Cuadro External links {{Venez ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Cairo
Miguel Jesús Cairo [ki'-row] (born May 4, 1974), is a Venezuelans, Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder and currently the Coach (baseball), bench coach for the Washington Nationals. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine different clubs in a 17-year career, spanning from 1996 to 2012. During his playing days, Cairo stood tall and weighed while batting and throwing right-handed. While primarily a second baseman, Cairo was able to play all the infielder, infield positions and as a corner outfielder. He was also used for pinch-hitter, pinch-hitting duties late in his career. He was interim manager for the White Sox in the latter part of the 2022 season as manager Tony La Russa stepped away due to health concerns. Playing career Los Angeles Dodgers (1990–1995) Cairo was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 20, 1990. After beginning his career with the Dodgers Dominican Summer League team, he played with the rookie cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruddy Rodríguez
Ruddy Rosario Rodríguez de Lucía (; born March 20, 1967) is a Venezuelan actress, businesswoman, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela World 1985. She represented Venezuela in the 1985 Miss World pageant in England where she placed in the top seven. Career She made four calendars (1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995), being the first Venezuelan actress whose calendars were sold in other countries: Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Russia. Business She once promoted a line of swim suits. Rodríguez is now promoting her own line of cosmetics. She has opened five stores: two in Caracas, one in Valencia, one in Ciudad Guayana and one in Bogotá known as ''"Ruddy Rodríguez Cosmetics"''. More stores are planned for Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Miami. Television Ruddy Rodríguez is a popular actress in telenovelas (Latin American TV soap opera) and TV special series. Theater Before entering 1985 Miss Venezuela, Rodríguez performed small theater roles. Since 1999 sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to catch Batted ball, fly balls and ground balls then to return them to the infield for the out or before the runner advances, if there are any runners on the Baseball, bases. Outfielders normally play behind the six Baseball positions, defensive players located in the infield: the pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop. The left fielder and right fielder are named based on their positions relative to the center fielder when looking out from home plate, with the left fielder positioned to the left of the center fielder and the right fielder positioned to the right. By convention, each of the nine defensive positions in baseball are numbered. The outfield positions are 7 (left fielder), 8 (center fielder) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities moniker for the two adjacent cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul. The franchise was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1901 in baseball, 1901 as the Washington Senators (1901–1960), Washington Senators. The team Major League Baseball relocation of 1950s–60s, moved to Minnesota and was renamed the Minnesota Twins for the start of the 1961 Major League Baseball season, 1961 season. The Twins played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982 to 2009. The team has played at Target Field since 2010. The franchise won the World Series in 1924 as the Senators, and in 1987 and 1991 as the Twins. From 1901 to 2023, the Senators/Twins franchise's overall reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswaldo Arcia
Oswaldo Celestino Arcia (born May 9, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Caliente de Durango of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, and San Diego Padres. He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Professional career Minnesota Twins Arcia signed with the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 2007. He was added to the team's 40-man roster on November 18, 2011, in order to remain protected from the Rule 5 draft. Arcia was the Twins Minor League Hitter of the Year in 2012 after hitting .320/.388/.539 with 17 home runs and 98 runs batted in (RBI). Arcia was called up to the major leagues for the first time on April 15, 2013. He went 1-for-3 in his Major League debut. On April 23, Arcia hit his first career major league home run off Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins. Arcia finished the season batting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball positions, baseball or softball fielding position between second base, second and third base, which is considered to be among the Defensive spectrum, most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the position was assigned to defensive specialists who were typically poor at batting and were often placed at the bottom of the Batting order (baseball), batting order. Today, shortstops are often able to hit well and many are placed at the top of the lineup. In the Baseball positions, numbering system used by Baseball scorekeeping, scorers to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6. More hit balls go to the shortstop than to any other position, as there are more Right-handedness, right-handed hitters in baseball than Left-handedness, left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to Pull hitter, pull the ball slightly. Like a second baseman, a shortstop must be agile, for example when performing a Glossary of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League East, East Division. The club was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings. The Braves are one of two remaining National League charter franchises that debuted in 1876 and are the oldest continuously operating Major professional sports teams in the United States and Canada, professional sports franchise in North America. The franchise was known by various names until it adopted the Boston Braves name in 1912. After 81 seasons and 1914 World Series, one World Series title in Boston, the club relocation of professional sports teams, moved to Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1953. With a roster of star players such as Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, and Warren Spahn, the Milwaukee Braves won the 1957 World Series, Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Arcia
Orlando Jesús Arcia (born August 4, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves. The Brewers signed Arcia as an international free agent in 2010 and he made his MLB debut with them in 2016. He was traded to the Atlanta Braves during the 2021 season. Career Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers signed Arcia as an international free agent on October 22, 2010. He made his professional debut in 2011 with the Dominican Summer League Brewers. He missed the 2012 season due to a broken ankle he suffered during spring training. Arcia returned in 2013 to play for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Single-A Midwest League and played for the Brevard County Manatees of the High-A Florida State League in 2014. He spent the 2015 season with the Biloxi Shuckers of the Double-A Southern League. In July, he played in the 2015 All-Star Futures Game. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathalie Rayes
Nathalie Rayes (born January 12, 1975) is an American diplomat who had served the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia. Most recently, she was president and CEO of Latino Victory. She chaired the Hispanic Federation and the Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) Binational Advisory Group and was a board member of the Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program. In 2022, Rayes was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as a board member of the United States Institute of Peace. In 2023, she was nominated by the United States President Joe Biden as US ambassador to Croatia. She was confirmed by the Senate on December 6, 2023, by a 53–47 vote. She presented her credentials to Croatian President Zoran Milanović on January 25, 2024. Background and education Nathalie Rayes and her parents moved from Venezuela to Marina del Rey, California, when she was nine. Her father died soon after moving to the United States. Rayes earned a B.A. in Sociology and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
