GUANTA, a port on the Caribbean coast of the State of Anzoategui, Venezuela, 12 m. N.E. of Barcelona, with which it is connected by rail. It dates from the completion of the railway to the coal mines of Naricual and Capiricual nearly 12 m. beyond Barcelona, and was created for the shipment of coal. The harbour is horseshoe-shaped, with its entrance, 1,998 ft. wide, protected by an island less than i m. off the shore. The entrance is easy and safe; the harbour affords secure anchorage for large vessels, with deep water along the new cement wharf. Pop. (1926 census), 2,882. Guanta has become the best port on this part of the coast, and the trade of Barcelona and that of a large inland district have been transferred to it. A prominent feature in its trade is the shipment of live cattle. Among its other exports are sugar, coffee, cacao, tobacco and fruit.