Cumaná, the capital of Sucre State and the oldest Spanish town in Latin America. Since the arrival of missioners in 1506, the town’s history has been marked by conflict with natives, pirates and traders. Little colonial architecture remains, as the city was largely destroyed by earthquakes and consequently rebuilt on three separate occasions.
Today, Cumaná plays a vital role in the country’s fishing industry and is a bustling tourist town with a quarter of a million inhabitants. Various sights are dotted around the town, and there are plenty of restaurants, hotels and tour operators. The town has air links to Caracas and Margarita, bus routes to Caracas, Puerto la Cruz, Caripe and Ciudad Bolívar and several daily ferry crossings to Margarita. Hotels in Cumana |
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