Carúpano

Carúpano
/kah rddooh"pah naw/, n.
a seaport in N Venezuela. 46,155.

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      city, northern Sucre estado (state), northeastern Venezuela. It was founded in 1647 to be a centre of cacao production and trade; African slaves provided the necessary labour and contributed to the region's rich folklore. Carúpano is famous for having one of the liveliest Carnival celebrations in the country.

      Lying on the Caribbean Sea, near the centre of the twin peninsulas Araya and Paria, Carúpano is the commercial nucleus and principal port of an agricultural area, the principal export of which is still cacao. Many fertile valleys in the highlands around Carúpano and throughout Sucre (representing a high percentage of the state's land area) are under cultivation. The city has grown slowly, as has all of Sucre; there is much out-migration to the national capital, Caracas, and to other states. Carúpano is accessible by highway and air as well as by sea. Pop. (2001) 112,000.

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