His nature, the magical union of the river and the sea in the Pacific, the ancestral culture and faces the Indians begin the communion of the century buildings 20 with the modern buildings are part of a quiet and beautiful city, where it seems that time stands still.
Its name comes from the bay formed by the mouth of the Chobe River and early settlers who were the Faces.
The city was founded in March 1624 and christened José de Larrazabal initially under the name of San Antonio de Caráquez. From 1840 to 1864 he was enclosure of the present parish Charapoto, and shortly thereafter was elevated to parish. On November 3, 1875 acquired the cantonization Sucre, in tribute to General Antonio José de Sucre.
The main productive activities of this region, is shrimp production, which generates foreign exchange for the country, as well as agriculture, livestock, poultry, trade, fisheries and tourism. 
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