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Mochima National Park is located between the two centers of urban, industrial, fishery, and tourist development in eastern Venezuela: the cities of Cumaná (212,432 inhabitants) in the State of Sucre , and Barcelona (222,000 inhabitants) and Puerto La Cruz (70,000 inhabitants) in the State of Anzoátegui. After oil related activities started in Anzoátegui and Monagas, this region saw the most urban and industrial growth (Técnica Ambiental 2002). An important part of the only roadway that connects the central and eastern regions of the country goes through the park's continental zone. A presidential decree, consistent with regional development plans, has existed since 1976 to convert this roadway into a modern highway (V Plan de La Nación 1976).
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