Puerto Cumarebo Explained

Puerto Cumarebo
Nickname:La Perta de Falcon (The Pearl of Falcon)
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Venezuela
Coordinates:11.4861°N -69.3503°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name:Venezuela
Subdivision Name1:Falcón
Subdivision Name2:Zamora
Established Title:City Established
Established Date:May 17, 1845
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:393
Elevation M:13
Population Total:33,166
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Cumarebero/a
Timezone1:UTC
Utc Offset1:-4:30
Postal Code Type:postal code
Postal Code:4102
Area Code Type:area code
Area Code:0268
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

Puerto Cumarebo capital of Zamora Municipality, Falcón state, Venezuela is located 40 miles east of Coro. Emerges in 1600 as population of black "Loangos" people escaped from Curacao. It was named after Cacique Cumarebo, head of the county to the arrival of the Spanish. On May 17, 1845 Canton of Pueblo Cumarebo moved to Puerto Cumarebo and thereafter the port acquires social and political organization of importance to the state. Called The Pearl of Falcón, Cumarebo consists mostly of coasts and plains crossed by rivers and small streams, as well hills gives it a mountain appearance, its climate is 27 °C, with an altitude of 13 meters.

Economy

Its economy is based on farming, fishing and handicraft, which predominates in the manufacture of furniture and fixtures of cactus, basketry, carvings in limestone, woven hats and brooms. Also has several banks, a cement plant and a dairy company, and there is often trading in Bolívar Street, located in the center of this town.

Typical foods

The Cumarebera cuisine is based on seafood in all its varieties, caldo e'playa, pickled mackerel, school shark mojito, rey, among others, the arepa pelada, arepa jojota, natilla, beef cheese, fried pork, doritos, pigeon pea, tapirama, dulce de leche, dulce de lechoza, and dabudeque.

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