The state of Sucre is located in the oriental end of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela. It is a real test of the multiplicity of existent contrasting atmospheres in this land of grace. There are very important and varied ecosystems in this region. Sucre is one of the few Venezuelan states that has four national parks: Mochima, Península de Paria, Turuépano and a small portion of El Guácharo.
 
This varied landscape has transformed Sucre into one of the states with more possibilities of tourist development in Venezuela. But the tourists really visit to the state Sucre to have some of the most beautiful beaches in our country.
 
The tourists that arrive to this state for earth have to travel one of the most picturesque highways in Venezuela. The hour-long drive between Puerto La Cruz and Cumaná - with the sea to one side and mountains to the other - has been dubbed "The Route of Sun". To all the long of this highway the tourist will enjoy a series of dream beaches with golden sands and waters of multiple tonalities. This zone also enjoys protection through its status as Mochima National Park, which includes 94.935 hectares of continental as well as insular area. The State of Sucre competes with Falcón as having the most beautiful beaches in Venezuela. The best known are: Playa Colorada, Arapo, Arapito, Santa Fe, Los Hicacos, Las Maritas and Playa Blanca in the Mochima National Park, and others very beautiful beaches in Río Caribe. The coast east of Río Caribe has some of the country's loveliest beaches. There are perhaps two dozen named beaches on the 40 Km. coastal stretch between Río Caribe and San Juan de Unare. Among the most widely known and visited by tourists there are: Playa Medina, Puy Puy, Playa Chaguaramas de Loero, Caracolito, etc.
 
Sucre is something more than beaches when having cities like Cumaná, capital of the state. Founded by the Spaniards in 1521, Cumaná takes pride in being the oldest town on South America's mainland. Among the interesting tourist sites of this city there are:
 
Castillo de San Antonio de la Eminencia: this fortress is the symbol of the city, it was built in 1659 and was raised on a hill from which you can have a beautiful panoramic view of Cumaná and the surrounding.
 
Casa Natal de Andrés Eloy Blanco: is the house where this poet, considered one of Venezuela's most extraordinary literary talents, was born in 1896.
 
Museo Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho: is dedicated to the Cumaná-born hero of the War of Independence, General Antonio José de Sucre (1795-1830), best remembered for liberating Peru and Bolivia.
 
The tourists may enjoy the many other interesting sities in this "Route of Sun" in the state of Sucre. We invite you to enjoy of this wonderful state in vacations.