only by the moderating influence of the lake; Maracaibo's average historical temperature is . In the past, the climate of the city, indeed all along the coast of Lake Maracaibo, was unhealthy due to the combination of high temperatures with high humidity. Today, control of plagues and the effects of urban development has largely eradicated these health problems. The registered high temperature of the city is , and the lowest is . Education Colleges and universities Several universities are based in the city: Universidad del Zulia - (LUZ) Universidad Nacional Experimental de la Fuerza Armada UNEFA Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín - (URBE) Universidad Rafael Urdaneta Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta Universidad Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Universidad Bolivariano de Venezuela sede Zulia Universidad Nacional Abierta (UNA) Centro Local Zulia International schools Escuela Bella Vista (American school) Colegio Alemán de Maracaibo, formerly Colegio Alemán del Zulia (German school) Sports Due to the regionalistic nature of Marabinos, they strongly support their native teams. Maracaibo, and the rest of Zulia, are represented in baseball by the Águilas del Zulia, a Venezuelan winter league team that plays in the Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional, and is based in the Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande. The city's basketball team is Gaiteros del Zulia, which plays in the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto de Venezuela. Its home is the 5.000-people Pedro Elías Belisario Aponte stadium. Other teams include the Unión Atlético Maracaibo and the Zulia FC in football, the Maracaibo Rugby Football Club and the Zulianos Rugby Club. In the 2000 Little League World Series, the Sierrra Maestra Little League of Maracaibo, Venezuela defeated Bellaire Little League of Bellaire, Texas in the championship game of the 54th Little League World Series. The Coquivocoa Little League team from Maracaibo placed third in the 1974 Little League World Series. Rugby in Venezuela was first played in Maracaibo, thanks to the influence of the English community based on the Zulia State Team: Baseball: Águilas del Zulia BBC. Basketball: Gaiteros del Zulia Soccer: Unión Atlético Maracaibo, Zulia FC Rugby: Maracaibo Rugby Football Club "Oil Blacks", Zulianos Rugby Club Culture Culture in Maracaibo maintains strong Indigenous influences, from its gaitas, desserts, style, and other customs. Most major houses of advertising in Venezuela acknowledge how different the culture of Maracaibo is from that of Caracas. Studies of both prove, for example, that Caracas' leading soft drink brand is Coke, while in Maracaibo it is Pepsi.