Marigüitar is a small coastal town in the state of Sucre

Sucre (state)

Sucre State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Cumaná. Sucre State covers a total surface area of 11,800 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 916,600.-Municipalities and municipal seats:...

, Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

. It lies on the southern coast of the Gulf of Cariaco

Cariaco Basin

350px|thumb|right|Cariaco Basin, VenezuelaThe Cariaco Basin lies off the north central coast of Venezuela and forms the Gulf of Cariaco. It is bounded on the east by Margarita Island, Cubagua Island, and the Araya Pennisula; on the north by Tortuga Island and the Tortuga Banks; on the west by Cape...

, across from the Araya Peninsula

Araya Peninsula

The Araya Peninsula is a peninsula located in Venezuela just eastward out from its Caribbean coast, in the state of Sucre. The town of Araya is located on its westernmost extremity. It is the setting of the award-winning documentary film Araya ....

. The nearest city is Cumaná

Cumaná

Cumaná is the capital of Venezuela's Sucre State. It is located 402 km east of Caracas. It was the first settlement founded by Europeans in the mainland America, in 1501 by Franciscan friars, but due to successful attacks by the indigenous people, it had to be refounded several times...

, about 20 kilometers to the east. The narrow, winding road that connects Cumaná and Carúpano

Carúpano

Carúpano is a city in the eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre. It is located on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast at the opening of two valleys, some 120 km east of the capital of Sucre, Cumaná...

 passes through the town. Marigüitar has a large fish-processing plant owned by Mavesa, which is a subsidiary of Empresas Polar

Empresas Polar

Empresas Polar is a Venezuelan corporation, that started as a brewery founded in 1941 by Lorenzo Alejandro Mendoza Fleury in Antímano, Caracas. It is the largest and best known brewery in Venezuela, but has since long diversified to an array of industries, mostly related to food processing and...

, the largest food and drink company in Venezuela. The fish processing

Fish processing

The term fish processing refers to the processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer...

plant serves as the principal source of employment for the town's residents. A small fleet of buses, pick-up trucks, and privately-owned cars provide transportation from the town to the surrounding communities and to Cumaná.