Clarines is a town in Venezuela's Anzoátegui State, located on the right bank of the Unare River.

When the town was officially founded on 7 April 1594 by Francisco de Vides, a Spanish adventurer who came from the Province of Huelva, there was already a Palenques[2] Indian village there.

The town was named after Our Lady of Los Clarines, the patron saint of Beas in Huelva, Andalusia.

The Museo de Clarines (museum) has items of historical interest including a collection of armaments.

[citation needed] The local population practices subsistence farming growing plantains, beans, china, cotton, cassava, and corn.