<Li> San Bernardo Island </Li> <Li> Sabaneta de Montiel Island </Li> <P> As recently as 2000, Lake Maracaibo supported 20,000 fishermen . </P> <P> Several settlements built out on stilts over the lake--palafitos--still exist in the south and south - west, notably at Lagunetas . </P>

The largest lake in south america is located in northern venezuela