The municipality lies about 12 meters above sea level,[4] with its northern border on the Gulf of Cariaco.

[6] It is accessible by trunk road 09 that runs west-east from Cumaná to San Antonio del Golfo, and by sea from the gulf.

[5] The municipality has some hotel complexes and native cultural food outlets, for the national and international tourists that come because of its beaches and landscapes.

There are also about 10 pharmacies in the municipality, which began selling suncream for tourists as well as providing medicines for the locals.

[12] In 2017, Cabeza was arrested and later sentenced for a corruption scheme in which his used his office as mayor to illegally obtain expensive goods.