Amuay
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| Coordinates: 11°47′00″N 70°14′00″W / 11.7833333°N 70.2333333°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Falcón |
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Amuay (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈmwai]) is a fishing town located in the Paraguana Peninsula, in Falcón state, Venezuela. It is a natural bay, also has a fishing port and the bigger part of the Paraguana Refinery Complex (the largest oil refinery in the world - 940.000 barrels per day (149.4481 m3/d)) is located there.
This natural bay was extended to supply oil tankers, despites the presence of the Oil Refinery, beaches near the bay are healthy and water is crystalline. The nearest cities to Amuay are Judibana and Punto Fijo.
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[edit] 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 "caquetío" in native language: Place where water and winds meets. Until 1947 it was only barely populated as a fishing village; after that year, the Creole Petroleum Corporation built the refinery and this changed the way of life of the villagers.
[edit] Tourism
Amuay is located in the Paraguana Peninsula which is a duty-free zone since year 1998, near to Amuay there is a Eurobuilding Hotel called Villa Caribe, malls, beaches and clubs.
