San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela uses America/Caracas, currently -04 (UTC-04:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
San Cristóbal is a city in Venezuela, home to around 289,900 people. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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San Cristóbal is the capital of Táchira state in the Venezuelan Andes, close to the Colombian border. It sits in a valley at altitude, which gives it a mild climate, and is a commercial centre for the border region.
The city is a working regional capital, and its January fair in honour of Saint Sebastian is a major regional event with bullfights and cycling. The Andean páramo, the mountain roads toward Mérida and the border crossings at San Antonio are the surrounding features.
Shared taxis and buses cover the city and the centre is walkable. Mountain roads are winding, and current local advice on border-area travel is worth seeking.
The altitude keeps temperatures mild year-round. The drier months around the turn of the year coincide with the fair and are the most settled.
Venezuela uses the VES, calling code +58.
Venezuela uses the bolívar, with Colombian pesos and US dollars also circulating near the border, and Spanish is the language. It is worth confirming locally which payment methods are working.
