city, northeastern Guárico estado (state), central Venezuela. Lying in the Llanos (plains), it is an important regional centre for a large cattle-raising area. Its main commodities are livestock products; the dairy industry is also prominent. The city lies on the highway that skirts the southern slopes of the Andes from San Cristóbal, near the Colombian border, to El Tigre, 130 miles (210 km) to the east-southeast. Pop. (2001) 86,000.