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San Fernando De AtabapoSan Fernando de Atabapo was the capital city of the Amazonas State, Venezuela until the early 1900's. It was ruled for a long while by Tomas Funes, a powerful caudillo who controlled the local rubber industry (derived from indignous rubber plants) by enslaving the local native populations. His power eventually become great enough to threaten the Venezuelan authorities and he was ultimately executed in the town square in the early 1930s. The town boasts a photograph of a United States military aircraft which was shot down and crashed into the Orinoco River around this time. Pop. 1997 approx. 5,000. A Venezuelan National Guard unit is stationed here. There are two hotels, one of which costs 5 dollars and the other 10. The 10 dollar one is normally occupied.
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