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Cumaná
City in Sucre, Venezuela

Cumaná

Cumaná is the capital city of Venezuela's Sucre State.

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It is located 402 kilometres (250 mi) east of Caracas. Cumaná was one of 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 the capital city, Cumaná, had a population of 358,919 at the 2011 Census; the latest estimate is 423,546.

Get in

Getting to Cumaná

Being about 400 km east of Caracas, Cumaná is about a 6 hour drive from the national capital along Trunk Road 9. There is also infrequent flight service, mostly to/from Caracas, with limited amenities like money exchange and food service, out of Cumaná's

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    San Antonio de la Eminencia Castle

    Old Spanish fort, with a small museum and dungeon.

  2. 02
    Santa Maria de la Cabeza Castle
  3. 03
    Cumaná Museum of Contemporary Art
  4. 04
    Casa Natal de Andrés Eloy Blanco

    Birthplace/home of a famous poet from Cumaná.

  5. 05
    Museo Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho
  6. 06
    Cumaná Cathedral

    Archdiocese of Cumana, originally constructed in 18th century but present structure is from 1936 due to an earthquake.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Playa San Luis

    Avenida Universidad,.

  2. 02
    Playa El Castillo

    This beach is right below the Castillo de Araya.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Restaurant Vino Bar Cafe

    Here's a chance to eat some local seafood and watch the local fishing trade go in and out.

  2. 02
    Puerto Escondido II
  3. 03
    Restaurante El Teide

    Venezuelan regional/seafood cuisine, with bar.

How locals move

Getting around Cumaná the local way

  • Get inThere is also infrequent flight service, mostly to/from Caracas, with limited amenities like money exchange and food service, out of Cumaná's Ferry service to/from Punta de Piedras (Araya Peninsula of Sucre State) is provided by:

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