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Punto Fijo
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as being a region of the Americas in its own right or as the southern portion of North America. Physiographically, Central America is a tropical isthmus that connects North and South America. It includes 7 countries and many small offshore islands. Overall, the land is fertile and rugged, and dominated through its heart by a string of volcanic mountain ranges with a few active volcanos.
Punto Fijo is the largest city in the Paraguana Peninsula, Falcon, Venezuela. It is also seat of one of South America's biggest refinery complex. Punto Fijo is located in Paraguana, on the northern shores of the Venezuelan state of Falcon. The city is government seat of the municipality of Carirubana, with a population well over 200,000. Punto Fijo was founded in the early 1950s, on the outskirts of two refinery operations established by Standard Oil and Shell during the 1940s.
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America. Comprising a continental mainland and several islands in the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south and Colombia to the west. Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao, Bonaire, Aruba, and the Leeward Antilles lie just north of the Venezuelan coast. The state capital is Guanare.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Punto Fijo is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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