Chimire, Venezuela, often referred to as the Chimire cliffs, (
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: Farallones de Chimire) is a semi-mountainous
cliff
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landscape in Mesa de Guanipa,
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/ref> Anzoategui, Venezuela, located a few kilometres north of the city of El Tigre (The Tiger), in the municipality of Freites. Chimire is located about north of San Tomé on the road to Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. The cliffs are a tourist destination.
The area has an abundance of natural resources and nutrient-rich soil. A large oil field, the Chimire Field, was discovered there in 1948. The area has good transport links and includes Cerro Negro de Kariñas, the location of the indigenous people in the Anzoategui State. An estimated 2,000 people live in the region. Both vegetation and wildlife are abundant. Cities, towns and places near Chimire include San Tomé, San José de Guanipa
San José de Guanipa (), also known as El Tigrito, is a city in the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela. It is the capital of Guanipa Municipality. Officially founded in 1910, it was previously a settlement of the Kali'na people. JESÚS GRAU ORTEGA, ...
(El Tigrito), and El Tigre to the south and Anaco
Anaco is a city in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela, the shire town of Anaco Municipality. It is an industrial town, connected to the natural gas and petroleum industries. Estimated population (as of 2005): 106,275 inhabitants.
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to the north.
The Chimire Cliffs
These mountains consist of reddish, eroded, clay walls. Many tourists, geologists and other scientific researchers interested in the soil and geographical formations visit the area. The region is characterized by the inclines of the cracked walls and slopes, which range from 20% to 90%. Chimire covers around is about ; the cliffs were formed by the erosive power of the constant rain in the area. Some cliff are high. The formations are a sandy base of multiple shades of yellow and red, a single reddish color layer and other crushed sediment, forming distinct bands in vibrant shades. Wind and rain continue to sculpt the clay towers.
Origin and geology
Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, p ...
speculated that a sea platform covered the landmass of Venezuela to Paraguay during the lower and upper Cretaceous periods. The existence of shell in the area supports this theory. The geographer Paul Kamen Key Vila said a large river existed in north-central Venezuela during the Cretaceous periods. Chimire field consists of coarse sands, gravels and hard clay, varying from red to almost orange conglomerate, yellowish-white, reds and purples and also contains discontinuous lenses of fine sandy clay and silt lenses.
Oil
The Socony-Vacuum Oil Company of Venezuela discovered the Chimire oil field in January, 1948. Initial exploration of the reserve indicated an ultimate oil production in excess of 150 million barrels.
Sports
Chimire has hosted motocross
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History
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since 2013. Fun Race 4x4, a rally for off-road vehicles, visits the area.
References
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External links
Google Maps - Chimire
Geography of Anzoátegui