Táriba

Táriba
City
Nuestra Señora de la Consolación Basilica.
Flag Seal
Táriba
Coordinates: 07°49′00″N 72°13′00″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Táchira
Municipality	Cardenas
Founded	1547
Elevation	860 m (2,820 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	128,590
Demonym	Taribero
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
postal code	5017
area code	0276
Climate	Aw

Táriba is a town in Táchira, Venezuela, and is the capital of the Cárdenas Municipality. It was founded in 1602. Táriba has a population of 128,590. It's located on the outsides of the city of San Cristóbal. Like other Venezuelan cities, Táriba was founded by an ancient indigenous people and then discovered by Alonso Pérez de Tolosa in 1547.

Tariba has a very catholic culture, this can be shown in the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, like many other cities in Venezuela it has its own plaza bolivar.[1]

References

1. "VenezuelaTuya". Venezuela Tuya. Retrieved 2017-03-07.