Margarita Island: To die of charm

In this post I want to highlight once again one of the most beautiful landscapes of Venezuela: Margarita Island.

At this moment I don't have access to all my archive, so I present partially some images that I keep in my phone.

Margarita Island is located in the southeast of the Caribbean Sea, northeast of Venezuela, north of the Araya Peninsula in the state of Sucre. Together with the islands of Coche and Cubagua it constitutes the only island state of Venezuela, called Nueva Esparta.

The islands of Margarita, Coche and Cubagua make up 11 municipalities and 23 parishes.

The Waikeri Indians called her "Paraguachoa", which means "people of the sea". Columbus named the island La Asunción because it was discovered on August 15, the Assumption of Mary. In 1499, Pedro Alonso Niño and Cristobal Guerra renamed it "La Margarita" due to the abundance of pearls in the region.

Margarita Island is Venezuela's most important tourist attraction. It has beaches with conditions for surfing, diving, windsurfing, kitesurfing and other water sports.

It also has historical colonial towns, where you can find several old Spanish fortifications (castles, forts and fortresses), which are considered national heritage.

I wanted to finish with this flyer that I made in Canva and that contains some additional information about the Island.