El Piñal is a community in Venezuela. A planned development including a health center and agricultural industries, it is in the Andes region in the state of Táchira.
A 1956 report described it as a new community with planned housing and a health center. It stated the name means pineapple field and the community's full name was initially San Rafael de El Piñal. [1]
A 2012 report notes a few cocoa growers in the area. [2] There is a local hospital. [3] A report of unclear date reported 16,000 inhabitants. El Piñal is 35 kilometers from the state capital of San Cristobal. Two rivers meet in the area. [4] Investments in a yuca processing plant and cattle for food and milk have been undertaken in El Piñal. [5]
El Piñal is a community in Venezuela. A planned development including a health center and agricultural industries, it is in the Andes region in the state of Táchira.
A 1956 report described it as a new community with planned housing and a health center. It stated the name means pineapple field and the community's full name was initially San Rafael de El Piñal. [1]
A 2012 report notes a few cocoa growers in the area. [2] There is a local hospital. [3] A report of unclear date reported 16,000 inhabitants. El Piñal is 35 kilometers from the state capital of San Cristobal. Two rivers meet in the area. [4] Investments in a yuca processing plant and cattle for food and milk have been undertaken in El Piñal. [5]