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Baruta

American  
[bah-roo-tah] / bɑˈru tɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Venezuela: a suburb of Caracas.


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With no sign of public transport running in my area, Baruta Municipality, a worker at the local petrol station tells me two of his colleagues couldn't travel to work.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

On a recent Sunday at Santo Domingo de Guzmán Roman Catholic Church in the capital’s Baruta district, Father Leonardo Marius urged parishioners to ignore the drumbeat of war pounding the airwaves and internet.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

At Residencias Karina, an apartment complex in the southeastern municipality of Baruta – the power was still off on Monday evening, and residents had come together to share expertise and survival tactics.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2019

When asked whether a police report existed, and if so whether it could be released, the Baruta Police declined to comment.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 21, 2012

Some Mexican miners were engaged, and their operations were directed to the ravine of Tipe, and the ancient mines of Baruta to the south of Caracas, where the Indians gather even now some little gold-washings.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina