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The Paria Peninsula () is a large peninsula on the
Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
, in the state of Sucre in northern Venezuela.


Geography

Separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Paria, the peninsula is part of the mountain range, in the Venezuelan Coastal Range portion of the northern Andes. Its tip is within sight of the naked eye from the island of Trinidad. ;National Park
Península de Paria National Park The Península de Paria National Park ( es, link=no, Parque nacional ''Península de Paria''), or Peninsula of Paria National Park, Is a national park on Paria Peninsula in Venezuela. Geography The park is located between the Gulf of Paria and th ...
protects a section of the peninsula.


Paria Region

As a political subdivision, the Paria Region of the Paria Peninsula is the aggregation of six municipalities within Sucre State: *Bermúdez Municipality – (capital: Carúpano), *Arismendi Municipality – (capital: Río Caribe), *Benítez Municipality – (capital: El Pilar), *Libertador Municipality – (capital: Tunapuy), *Mariño Municipality – (capital: Irapa) *Valdez Municipality – (capital: Güiria).


See also

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References

Peninsulas of Venezuela Geography of Sucre (state) Gulf of Paria Venezuelan Coastal Range {{Venezuela-geo-stub