It is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of San Fernando de Apure, the capital city of the state.

Formerly, it was called "Santa Bárbara de la Isla de los Achaguas".

Since 1835, the miraculous wood-carved figure of "El Nazareno de Achaguas is venerated in its church ".

This figure was a donation that General José Antonio Páez gave to the town in agreement to the victory obtained in the battle against the Spanish for the independence of Venezuela which were to take place in Carabobo (1821).

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