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Cumana was the first city founded in the Americas in 1521 by Gonzalo de Ocampo. It's located in the Gulf of Cariaco in the Oriente, the East of Venezuela. Capital of the Sucre state it has a rich colonial legate: forts, castles, churchs... The Sucre state is one of the wildest of all Venezuela and not known to many tourist, so take advantage and find out lots of places uniques.

 

The city features a wide variety of colonial style architecture that is still in excellent condition. A large old Spanish fort, the Castillo de San Antonio de la Eminencia (Castle of Saint Anthony of the Eminence) can be seen from the beach, which is still open to the public. Also surviving is the Castillo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza, which was built in 1669. The Museo del Mar displays marine and maritime artifacts.