Machiques

Machiques
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Machiques shown within the state of Zulia
Machiques Location within Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°04′N 72°34′W
Country	Venezuela
State	Zulia
Municipality	Machiques de Perijá
Founded	8 November 1841
Population  (2011)
• Urban	63,000
• Metro	122,734
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Climate	Aw

Machiques is a city in Zulia State, Venezuela, located in the northwest portion of the country. It is close to the border with Colombia, and the area's main economic activity is cattle raising. On 16 August 2005 West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, en route from Panama City to Fort-de-France, stalled and crashed in a mountainous area of the municipality, killing all 160 people on board.