Northeast (Venezuela)

The Northeast region of Venezuela borders the Caribbean Sea, with many beaches and salt water marshes.

Caribbean Sea at Anzoátegui

States

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Map of Northeast (Venezuela)
  Anzoátegui
The state economy is dominated by Venezuela's main economic resource, oil. However, Anzoátegui also thrives in the fishing industry, tourism, small-scale agriculture, and extensive ranching.
  Monagas
Monagas is the site of extensive exploration for extra heavy oil, a sludge-like fuel that Venezuela possesses in vast quantities.
  Sucre
It boasts some of the country's best and emptiest beaches.

Cities

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Anzoátegui

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  • 9.433333-64.4666671 Anaco
  • Barcelona
  • 10.216667-64.6166672 Puerto La Cruz

Monagas

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  • 10.172024-63.5051183 Caripe Caripe on Wikipedia
  • 9.742277-63.1888854 Maturín Maturín on Wikipedia

Sucre

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Other destinations

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  • 10.346384-64.3406581 Mochima National Park
  • 10.17176-63.5538542 Cueva del Guácharo National Park Cueva del Guácharo National Park on Wikipedia –Parque Nacional Cueva del Guacharo is famous for a huge cave that is home to one of the world's largest colony of blind, cave-dwelling oilbirds.

Anzoátegui

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  • Islas Borrachas

Sucre

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  • Paria Peninsula (Península de Paria) also a national park.
  • Turuépano National Park (Parque nacional Turuépano)
  • Araya Peninsula, north of Cumana, are home to some famous salt flats and mines
  • Poza Azul (Fuente Termal de Poza Azul) Hot springs
  • Islas Caracas
  • Isla Los Venados
  • Islas Arapo
  • Isla Larga
  • Isla Rendonda
  • Isla Santa Ana

Understand

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Get in

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By plane

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José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA  IATA) is the main airport of Anzoátegui state and is located in Barcelona. In the city of Anaco, there is also the National Airport of Anaco (AAO  IATA), in the same way in the city of San Tomé, there is the Don Edmundo Barrios Airport (SOM  IATA).

By boat

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The company Conferry and Gran Cacique Express offer the service from Margarita Island (Nueva Esparta State) to the city of Puerto La Cruz and Guant. There are boats that allow the transfer of cars, however there are boats that only offer the passenger trip.

By bus

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The buses from many states of Venezuela go to the Puerto La Cruz Terminal. There are companies such as Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos in the Conferry Terminal, in which you can arrive from Barquisimeto, Caracas, Valencia and Maracay.

Get around

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See

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  • Venezuela's most secluded beaches on the Paría Peninsula
  • Salt flats on the Araya Peninsula
  • The golden red sands of Playa Colorada in Mochima National Park
  • Playa Medina - a picture postcard perfect palm tree lined beach in Sucre
  • 9.73333-63.191431 Catedral De Maturin. Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel,_Maturín on Wikipedia OSM directions (updated Oct 2020)

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Stay safe

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