CARIACO, or

See also:

• SAN

SAN FELIPE DE

See also:

• AUSTRIA
• AUSTRIA, LOWER (Ger. Niederosterreich or Osterreich unter der Enns, " Austria below the river Enns ")
• AUSTRIA, UPPER (Ger. Oberosterreich or Osterreich ob der Enns, " Austria above the river Enns ")

AUSTRIA  , a town on the north coast of Venezuela, 40 M. east of the city of Cumana at the head of the gulf bearing the same name . Pop . (1908, estimate) 7000 . It stands a short distance up the Cariaco river and its port immediately on the coast is known as Puerto Sucre . The surrounding district produces cotton, tobacco, cacao, cattle and fruit, and there is considerable trade through Puerto Sucre, although that port has no regular connexion with foreign ports .