Puerto la Cruz is a major city in Venezuela. It is situated on the Caribbean Sea in the north east of the country and has a population of around 70,000. It is a busy, thriving and populous port city. The city's economy is based on the petroleum  industry with pipelines running from the Anzoátegui fields and from fields in neighbouring Guárico and Monagas states carrying the petroleum to Puerto La Cruz, where immense storage facilities and refineries are located. From Puerto La Cruz, petroleum is accessible for industrial and domestic use in Venezuela's densely populated central-highlands region.