Cuman�

City, capital of Sucre estado (�state�), northeastern Venezuela. On the Manzanares River, 1 mile (1.6 km) inland from its port, Puerto Sucre, on the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the river, Cuman� has an elevation of 52 feet (16 m) and an average temperature of 83� F (28� C). Founded as Nueva C�rdoba in 1523, Cuman� claims to be the oldest European settlement on the South American mainland. Despite attacks