Amuay () is a fishing town located in the Paraguana Peninsula, in

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. It is a natural bay, also has a fishing

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and the bigger part of the Paraguana Refinery Complex ''(one of the largest oil refineries in the world - )'' is located there. This natural bay was extended to supply

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. Despite the presence of the Oil Refinery, beaches near the bay are healthy and the water is crystalline. The nearest cities to Amuay are Judibana and

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History

Amuay appears for first time in a map by the year 1800. Its first inhabitants belonged to the native tribe "Amuayes", who populated the Paraguana Peninsula with the "Moruyes" tribe members. They used to exchange products by barter. Amuay means "

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" in their native language: ''Place where water and winds meet''. Until 1947 it was only barely populated as a fishing village; after that year, the

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built the refinery and this changed the way of life of the villagers. At 01:11 on August 25, 2012, an explosion tore through the gas storage facility in Amuay with 39 confirmed dead and 80 wounded.

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ordered an urgent investigation and announced three days of national mourning.

Tourism

Amuay is located in the Paraguana Peninsula which is a duty-free zone since year 1998. Near to Amuay is a Eurobuilding Hotel called Villa Caribe, malls, beaches and clubs.

References

External links

www.GuiaParaguana.com

{{Coord, 11, 47, N, 70, 14, W, region:VE_type:city, display=title Populated places in Falcón Ports and harbours of Venezuela

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