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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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In Cabimas, David Colina, 46, a fisherman, wears oil-stained orange overalls with the distinctive emblem of the state oil company.

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Francisco Barrios, 62, who also lives in Cabimas, repaired boats used by the oil industry for more than 20 years, earning enough to feed his five children and pay for their education.

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Cabimas, a city about 400 miles northwest of Caracas on the shores of Lake Maracaibo, is another center of regional oil production.

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The collapse of the oil industry has left Cabimas, once one of the richest communities in Venezuela, in extreme poverty.

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The poor maintenance of the fuel production machinery in Lake Maracaibo has led to an increase in oil spills, which have contaminated Cabimas and other communities along its shoreline, according to local organizations focusing on the issue.

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