Lechería is a Venezuelan city located northeast of the Anzoátegui State, capital of the licensed tourist municipality Diego Bautista Urbaneja, has a population of 61 456 inhabitants1 distributed in 12 km², as a curious fact the municipality where the city of Lechería is located, is the municipality of Venezuela with the longest name, at the same time it is the smallest municipality and one of the richest in Venezuela. Due to its proximity to Barcelona (state capital), Puerto la Cruz and Guanta, it is one of the largest and most important metropolitan areas in eastern Venezuela.
Lechería is also the administrative headquarters of the Parish Dairy, which has two sectors: Commercial Dairy, which is crossed by the Main Avenue, with its shopping centers distributed on both sides of the road and many modern houses; On the other hand, towards the beaches is Lechería viejo (central center), for the amount of modern buildings and old houses, it is considered the residential area.
Cerro El Morro is a great attraction of the city, which many people climb on foot, by bicycle and car to exercise or to enjoy the panoramic view.
The word "Lechería" is also used to indicate the entire Urbaneja Municipality, for which the El Morro Tourist Complex is also called part of Dairy although it belongs to the El Morro Parish.
History.
It was born as San Miguel de Neverí in 1535 but the resistance of the indigenous groups among them the cumanagotos made the town was abandoned a year later by the Spaniards, since then it would serve as a route to communicate the populations of the northeastern area of the then Spanish colony .
The current population of Lechería becomes important during the colonial period of Venezuela at the end of the 18th century when the Spanish crown decided to build the Fortín de la Magdalena, completed in 1799 at Cerro el Morro to avoid attacks by French, Dutch and English pirates on merchants. that took the route that linked Barcelona with Cumaná. In 1817 during the War of Independence of Venezuela Simon Bolivar occupies the fort for a short time to fight against the royalists and then in 1819 is completely dominated by the patriots after the capture by General Rafael Urdaneta.
In the middle of the 19th century, it became a goat breeding area producing goat's milk for the flourishing population of Barcelona. It was at this time that it began to be called Lechería, and at the beginning of the 20th century the fishermen's hamlet or ranchería was founded in what is now the central part of the city, fishing activity predominates well into the twentieth century.
On September 12, 1967 Daniel Octavio Camejo founded the Compañía Anónima para el Desarrollo de la Zona Turística de Oriente (CAZTOR) with the intention of creating a tourist complex for the large-scale region. Thus it is decided to build in a space of 900 hectares of El Morro and the old salt flats of El Magüey and El Paraíso over 20 km of artificial water channels. The development of this area originated the growth and construction of other developments in Lechería, shopping centers, commercial premises, plazas, public areas and the establishment of some companies and commercial offices of large companies. Its strategic location between the cities of Barcelona and Puerto La Cruz accelerated its growth at the end of the nineties.
San José de Neverí, today Lechería, was founded by Mr. Agustín Delgado, General in the expedition of 1535. Delgado was nephew of the last guanarteme (king) of Gáldar, Gran Canaria.
Tourist places.
• Cerro El Morro: currently under development, there are large residential complexes and modern hotels.- El Morro, 15 km. Characterized by a heterogeneous landscape of immediate visuals, usually open and totally panoramic. From the top of Cerro El Morro you can enjoy a privileged view of the Bay of Pozuelos, the El Morro Tourist Complex and the coast of the Sotillo municipality. At the end of the main avenue of Lechería there is the fork: On the right you reach the top of the hill, where tourists usually arrive to sit down to contemplate both sides of the coast of the hill. On the left is the road that leads to the Fortín de la Magdalena, a colonial structure that has been reformed several times and can be visited during the day until sunset. At Cerro El Morro, the visual of the Pozuelos Bay from Puerto la Cruz to the base of the hill is the dominant theme.
• Boulevard Playa Lido and Los Canales: Lido Beach has moderate waves and constant breezes. It is preferred by lovers of kitesurfing because of its condition, "on shore", this means that the breeze brings the body to the shore, which makes it safe for children. In Playa Lido, music and sports events are usually organized during the breaks. It does not have many palm trees or coconut
Plaza Bolívar and Monument to the Virgin of the Valley.
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El Morro Tourist Complex (Playa Cangrejo): the access is a paved street of 300 meters that is derived from the main avenue. Caribbean beach 1.9 km long by 25 m non-transparent water, 31 ° C temperature, fine sand ocher and gray in the background. The vegetation present in the complex is coconut trees and beach uveros. As for the fauna, earwigs, gannets and other marine birds can be seen. The main activity is related to sun and beach spa. Visited both by tourists and by residents who use it intensively, this beach has its own facilities (sales of food and beverages, awnings, etc.) and, most of all, its periphery (large hotels, shopping centers, etc.). The environment is made up of buildings that have restricted visibility from a distance. Close to this attraction are located Cangrejo beach (2 km) and Dorada (1 km). The center of this is the city of Lecherías, which has an integral tourist plant. The road that connects this beach is the Estancia de Lechería - El Morro, 15 km long, characterized by a heterogeneous landscape of immediate visuals, usually open and totally panoramic at Cerro El Morro. In the El Morro tourist complex, canals and constructions predominate as a thematic element
