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Cabimas

American  
[kah-vee-mahs] / kɑˈvi mɑs /

noun

  1. a city in NW Venezuela, on the E coast of Lake Maracaibo.


Cabimas British  
/ kaˈβimas /

noun

  1. a town in NW Venezuela, on the NE shore of Lake Maracaibo. Pop: 284 000 (2005 est)

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CABIMAS, Venezuela — The pumps that brought prosperity from deep in the Earth’s crust are now mostly rusted relics of a storied past.

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About 10 miles south is the sweltering city of Cabimas, an iconic venue in Venezuela’s petroleum narrative.

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“All the great companies that used to exist were connected to the petroleum industry,” said Hollister Quintero, 32, a Cabimas native whose grandparents worked for foreign oil firms during the industry’s heady days.

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On Dec. 14, 1922, the ground shook in Cabimas, but it wasn’t an earthquake.

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After his dismissal, Polanco said he found employment in Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico, but later returned to Cabimas.

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