What is the capital city of Falcón State Venezuela?
The capital of Falcón State is Coro, formally founded on the 26th of July 1527 by Juan Ampíes under the name Santa Ana de Coro. It was declared a National Monument in 1950 and recognized by UNESCO as a Cultural Patrimony of Humanity on the 9th of December 1993.
Who was Juan Crisóstomo Falcón and why is Falcón State named after him?
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón was a leader in the Federal War, a Venezuelan civil conflict that began on the 20th of February 1859 in Coro. The province was renamed Falcón State in 1872 in his honor.
What is the Paraguaná Refining Center and how big is it?
The Paraguaná Refining Center is made up of the Amuay Refining Complex and the Cardón Refinery, both located in Falcón State. Together they have a capacity of 940,000 barrels of oil per day, representing 75 percent of Venezuela's total refining capacity.
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Venezuela?
The highest temperature ever recorded in Venezuela was 43.6 degrees Celsius, measured in Coro, the capital of Falcón State, on the 29th of April 2015.
What animals are native to Falcón State Venezuela?
Falcón is home to the greenbottle-blue tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) of Paraguaná, Scolopendra gigantea (the largest centipede in the world), and the Hueque scorpion (Tityus falconensis), discovered in the caves of Juan Crisóstomo Falcón National Park. The critically endangered Orinoco crocodile inhabits the coastal mangroves of Morrocoy and the Cuare Wildlife Refuge.
What is the largest underground lake in Venezuela and where is it?
The largest known underground lake in Venezuela is Río Acarite, located beneath the San Luis mountain range inside the Cueva del Toro in Falcón State.