"MARGARITA ISLAND" Estado Nueva Esparta by cheesecake17

Estado Nueva Esparta Travel Guide: 137 reviews and 235 photos

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Margarita Island is a Venezuelan island about 40 miles offshore from the mainland city Barcelona/ Puerto la cruz....

The island has a very consistent temperature averaging 82 degrees..Typically arid, the island is semi-desert..

Margarita's mountain range to 300 feet(1000 mt).. Scenery is great and the villages are quaint with many historical sites..The eastern part of the island is virtually undevelop save for a few villages.....

One of the more popular tourist stops is the LA RESTINGA LAGOON where you can take a boat ride through the mangroves......

Porlamar one of the bigger cities has great nighlife including casinos..

The city is a duty free zone, which makes for great shopping especially such high tax items as liquor and cigarettes....

The language of venezuela is spanish, however many people in the torism related businesses speak some english and german..

The best way to enjoy Isla Margarita and apprecite the culture and diversity of its people is to arrange a stay at one of the smaller independent guess houses..

Intro Updated Sep 15, 2005
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Reviews (10)

typical downtown porlamar shopping street - Estado Nueva Esparta

OTHER things to shop for... Shopping (2)

.....Plaza Bolivar (downtown) .... Great location to purchase clothing. ....Ave. 4 de Mayo & Ave. Santiago Marino... more travel advice

PARQUE EL AGUA Things to Do (4)

If you are tired of the beach then head toward PARQUE EL AGUA... A great place to spend the day more travel advice

PLAYA GUAYACAN Things to Do (4)

If you follow the main road past Playa Manzanillo a couple of miles you will not only teat yourself to a drive along... more travel advice

PLAYA PARGUITO Things to Do (4)

Playa Parguito has a different feel than Playa el agua in that the beach width is narrower.In the corner where most of... more travel advice

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Yaqui Nov 16, 2009 at 7:19 PM Report Abuse

Playa el agua beautiful white sand and tall mature coconut palms ...now I need to have a Corona or a huge Margarita..sigh...lol! Hugs!
vesna04 Oct 6, 2005 at 2:55 PM Report Abuse

Those beaches seems wonderful, I wish i can see them for myself...nay be one day:)