Karu Pana

Karu Pana lies on the Caribbean coast of eastern Venezuela, at the site of Carúpano. Small settlements grew in the valleys behind its harbour, where the mountains approach the sea. In 1647 Bishop Damián López de Haro visited Carúpano Arriba and established a chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross. Carúpano Arriba, Guayacán and Macarapana later expanded towards the coast, gradually forming a larger settlement around the harbour.