- Punto Fijo
Punto Fijo is the largest city in the
Paraguaná Peninsula ,Falcón ,Venezuela . Punto Fijo is located on the northern shores of the Venezuelan state ofFalcón . The city is government seat of the municipality ofCarirubana , with a population well over 200,000. One of the world's largest oilrefinery complexes, theCentro de Refinación de Paraguaná , is located there.History
Punto Fijo was founded in the early 1950s, on the outskirts of two refinery operations established by
Standard Oil and Shell during the 1940s. It has an estimated population of 270,000 (est. 2002census ) mostly in the urban center.Its name is commonly attributed to the late Rafael González Estaba, former city historian, who said that the place where the city now stands was a common stop (the "fixed point") for passers-by and fishermen.
Transportation
Punto Fijo is crisscrossed from north to south and east to west by numerous avenues. A new bus terminal is under construction and expected to be ready by mid 2008. The city is linked to Coro with a modern two-laned highway passing through the whole isthmus offering great views of the
National Park Medanos de Coro as well as the whole aridflora found in the region. The city is served byJosefa Camejo International Airport .ee also
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Geography of Venezuela
*Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo External links
*es icon [http://www.analitica.com/va/ambiente/turisteando/9977857.asp "Paraguaná: la península de la amistad"] by Rafael Aranguren, "Venezuela Analítica", retrieved November 3, 2005.
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