Falcón is one of the twenty-three states that, together with the Capital District and federal dependencies, form the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. It was baptized with that name in honor of Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, leader of the Federal War. Its capital is Coro, founded on July 26, 1527. It is located in the Central-Western Region. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Venezuela, the Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean) and the leeward group of the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire) to the east by the Golfo Triste (Caribbean Sea) to the south by the states of Yaracuy and Lara, and to the west by the state of Zulia. To the north of the city of Coro, is the Paraguaná peninsula, linked to the mainland by the isthmus of Los Médanos.3 The main economic activities of the state are related to the oil industry, tourism, and fishing. In Paraguaná there are the city of Punto Fijo and two refineries

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