Carabo'bo, a state of Venezuela, between the Caribbean Sea and the state of Zamora. Area, 2974 sq. m.; population, 198,021, mostly inhabiting the fertile depression of Lake Valencia, where large crops of coffee, sugar, and excellent cacao are grown. Capital, Valencia (q.v.); chief port, Puerto Cabello (q.v.).
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 750
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