The Orinoco Delta is a vast river delta of the Orinoco River , located in eastern Venezuela .
21-486: The Orinoco Delta is one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela . It covers the whole of Delta Amacuro State and a few square kilometers of Monagas State and Sucre State , comprising all the mouths of the Orinoco . It is divided into two sections: the principal, at the northernmost part of the system, located between Caño Manamo and the left shore of Caño Araguao, where the majority of villages are established, including
42-599: A foreland basin, found in the northwestern corner of Venezuela in South America. Covering over 35,000 square km, it is a hydrocarbon-rich region that has produced over 30 billion bbl of oil with an estimated 44 billion bbl yet to be recovered. The basin is characterized by a large shallow tidal estuary, Lake Maracaibo , located near its center. Is fan-shaped river delta , formed by the Orinoco River as it splits into numerous distributaries, called caños, which meander through
63-559: A large Spanish fort, is open to the public and can be seen from the beach. Also surviving is the Santa Maria de la Cabeza castle , which was built in 1669. The Museo del Mar (Museum of the Sea) displays marine and maritime artifacts. The Cumana region is home to the Endler's livebearer , a vibrantly coloured aquarium fish named after John Endler who discovered it in nearby Laguna de Los Patos. This fish
84-552: A peaceful colonization scheme, was pre-empted by Gonzalo de Ocampo 's 1521 punitive raids against the local indigenous people, in retaliation for the destruction of the Dominican convent at Chiribichi. In 1537 New Andalusia Province was established, with Cumaná as capital (for which the Province was also known as the Province of Cumaná ). After Amerindian attacks became less of a threat,
105-674: Is close to Mochima National Park , whose beaches are a popular tourist destination among Venezuelans. Key heroes of and contributors to the Venezuelan independence movement were born in Cumaná, including Antonio José de Sucre , the ‘Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho,’ a leading general who also served as President of Bolivia and President of Peru. Cumaná is also the birthplace to eminent poets, writers and politicians like Andrés Eloy Blanco , an important figure in Latin American literature and who later rose to
126-591: Is located in this natural region. It is divided in two sections: Is a mountain range system, that runs along the central and eastern portions of Venezuela 's northern coast. The range is a northeastern extension of the Andes , and is also known as the Maritime Andes . The Coastal Range actually consists of two parallel ranges, which run east and west along the coast of the Caribbean Sea . The Cojedes River separates
147-674: The Cordillera Oriental de Colombia , which in Venezuelan territory consists of two mountainous branches: the Sierra de Perija , smaller, slightly displaced from southwest to northeast with 7,151 km in Venezuela; and a larger, frankly oriented Southwest to northeast with about 40,172 km , the Cordillera de Mérida , commonly known as the proper Venezuelan Andes. The highest point in Venezuela
168-523: The Hilux and Toyota Fortuner . Cumaná was the first settlement founded by Spain in Venezuela , established in 1515 by Franciscan friars , under the name Nueva Toledo, but due to successful attacks by the indigenous people (such as the Cumanagoto people ), it had to be refounded several times until Diego Hernández de Serpa 's refoundation in 1569 with the name of Cumaná. Bartolomé de las Casas , attempting
189-514: The Orinoco wetlands ecoregion. The delta includes large areas of permanent wetlands as well as seasonally-flooded freshwater swamp forests . The river margins of the delta are fringed with mangroves . This article about a location in Venezuela is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Natural regions of Venezuela Percentage area of Venezuelan natural regions Because of its natural structure, Venezuela can be divided into eight very distinct natural regions . In
210-570: The Sierra de Siruma or Empalado which run north-south. The coastal plain of the region contains Venezuela's only desert, the Médanos de Coro (the Coro Dunes), on the Paraguaná Peninsula . Cuman%C3%A1 Cumaná ( Spanish pronunciation: [kumaˈna] ) is the capital city of Venezuela 's Sucre State . It is located 402 kilometres (250 mi) east of Caracas . Cumaná was one of
231-511: The "caños", causing the "macareo" or pororoca and reversing the flow direction of water, at least on surface. The predominant vegetation is in the Orinoco Delta swamp forests ecoregion. Along the coast and the river margins there are stretches of Amazon–Orinoco–Southern Caribbean mangroves , specifically the Guianan mangroves ecoregion. To the west, and closer to the coast, there are patches of
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#1732844726733252-589: The capital city, Cumaná, had a population of 358,919 at the 2011 Census; the latest estimate (as at mid 2016) is 423,546. The city is located at the mouth of the Manzanares River on the Caribbean coast, in the northeast of Venezuela. It is home to first and most important of the five campuses of the Universidad de Oriente , and is a busy maritime port, home of one of the largest tuna fleets in Venezuela. The city
273-470: The city was on several occasions destroyed by earthquakes . Thus, the oldest part of the city is late 17th and 18th century; almost none of the 16th century architecture survived. Gained independence on 7/5/1811. The city has a hot semi arid (Koppen: BSh) climate, narrowly bordering a tropical savanna climate (Koppen: Aw). The city features a wide variety of colonial style architecture still in excellent condition. The San Antonio de la Eminencia Castle,
294-453: The delta on their way to the sea. The main distributary is called the Rio Grande, which empties south-southeast through the southern portion of the delta, and the second major distributary is Caño Manamo , which runs northward along the western edge of the delta. Is the hilly and semi-mountainous area in northwest Venezuela. It consists mostly of east-west running ridges, with the exception of
315-412: The evaluation of a natural region, the human element is not present. The natural region groups of Venezuela formed as a consequence of the association of geo-physical elements such as: geological constitution, relief, climate, hydrography, vegetation, soils, among others. The regional groups that make up the Venezuelan territory are: The Venezuelan Andean system represents the terminal bifurcation of
336-459: The first cities founded by Spain in the mainland Americas and is the oldest continuously-inhabited Hispanic-established city in South America . Its early history includes several successful counters by the indigenous people of the area who were attempting to prevent Spanish incursion into their land, resulting in the city being refounded several times. The municipality of Sucre, which includes
357-413: The national political scene; as well as José Antonio Ramos Sucre , another distinguished poet and diplomat. Several important scientists including Pehr Löfling from Sweden, Alexander von Humboldt from Germany, and Aimé Bonpland from France accomplished experimental works and discoveries while visiting or living in Cumaná in the 18th century. The city is also home to a Toyota plant, which manufactures
378-475: The south the borders with Brazil . This region occupies almost half of meridional territory of Venezuela. It comprises all of the nation's islands, and is formed by the state of Nueva Esparta and the Federal Dependencies . Is a large central depression very flat in a vast natural region of approximately 243,869 of extension, equivalent to 26.61% of the total continental territory of the country. Is
399-462: The southern portion of the delta, and the second major distributary is Caño Manamo , which runs northward along the western edge of the delta. The area of this region is approximately 43,646 square kilometres (16,852 sq mi). The Orinoco Delta is characterized by being non-centric, lagoon lacking, and oceanic , somewhat similar to the delta of the Niger River . Daily tides bring sea water up
420-460: The state capital Tucupita ; and the secondary, between the right shore of Caño Araguao and Río Grande. The Warao people live in the region. The delta is fan-shaped, formed by the Orinoco River as it splits into numerous distributaries , called caños , which meander through the delta on their way to the sea. The main distributary is called the Rio Grande, which empties south-southeast through
441-437: The western end of Coastal Range from the Cordillera de Mérida to the southeast. The range is divided into eastern and western sections by the wide bay between Cape Codera and Cumaná . is a large massif of approximately 441,921 km of extension, equivalent to 48.2% of the total continental territory of the country. Its limits by the north and east is formed by the route of the rivers Orinoco , Atabapo and Negro and by
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