Falcón is one of the twenty-three states that, together with the Capital District and the federal dependencies, form the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. It was named in honor of Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, leader of the Federal War. Its capital is Coro, founded on July 26, 1527.
It is located in the Central Western Region. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Venezuela, the Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean) and the leeward group of the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire); to the east by the Triste Gulf (Caribbean Sea); to the south by the states of Yaracuy and Lara, and to the west by the state of Zulia.
Coro is the capital of Falcón State and the second oldest city in Venezuela (after Cumaná). It was historically known as Neu-Augsburg (from 1528 to 1546) by the German Welsers, and Coro by the Spanish colonizers and Venezuelans, the city and buildings were built during the Spanish Empire.
Morrocoy National Park lies on the east coast of Falcón State and the north-west side of Golfo Triste, on the west central Venezuelan coast, near the towns of Boca de Aroa, Tucacas, Sanare, Chichiriviche, and Tocuyo de la Costa. It was declared a national park on 26 May 1974.