The country can be further divided into ten geographical areas, some corresponding to climatic and biogeographical regions. In the north are the Venezuelan Andes and the Coro region, a mountainous tract in the northwest, holds several sierras and valleys. East of it are lowlands abutting Lake Maracaibo and the Gulf of Venezuela.
The country can be further divided into ten geographical areas, some corresponding to climatic and biogeographical regions. In the north are the Venezuelan Andes an,d the Coro region, a mountainous tract in :the northwest, holds several sierras and valleys. East of it are lowlands abutting Lake. Maracaibo and the Gulf of Venezuela.