Gobernación del Estado. Es Tiempo del Zulia

From the historical downtown of Maracaibo to numerous nature parks and reserves, Zulia is a land of many contrasts. In colonial Maracaibo, one can get a feel for the Spanish towns of old. From the Chiquinquirá Basilica built in 1686 to the Bolivar Plaza, the city is teeming with historic and cultural sites. The Sierra de Perijá National Park, covering 220 kilometers, is home to 100-meter waterfalls, various caves and caverns, the most important fossils in South America and Tetari, the 3,750-meter mountain peak that reigns over the park. Los Olivitos Marsh was declared a nature reserve in 1986 and is the natural habitat of more than 100 species of bird life. The pink flamingo returns to the marsh in August of every year in order to mate. A modern work of infrastructure, the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, which unites Zulia with the rest of Venezuela, is 8,678 meters long and extends over Lake Maracaibo. Approximately 135 rivers flow into the lake and the Isla de Zapara, considered a Zulian oasis, is an immense area of white sand, dunes and calm waters in the middle of Lake Maracaibo. Since the early 1900s, Zulia is the number-one petroleum producing region in Venezuela, accounting for 54% of all petroleum production in the country.

From the historic to the modern, from city life to
natural reserves, Zulia is a wonder to behold.