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In modern times, Margarita Island has been primarily a tourist destination. [5] The island's status as a duty-free port was established in 1974 to promote commercial and tourism industries, with lower-priced imports driving increased visitors and the development of hotels. [5] The island was the host venue for the Caribbean Series in 2010 and 2014.
Margarita Island is divided into six municipalities: Santa Cruz de Mompox, it contains more than a third of the island's territory and three-sevenths of its population, is the economic center of the island, [2] the other five: Talaigua Nuevo, San Fernando, Margarita, Hatillo de Loba and Cicuco, which together form a sub-region of the department Depresión Momposina Bolivarense,
Margarita was discovered on August 15, 1498, during Columbus' third voyage.On that trip the Admiral would also discover mainland Venezuela. That day, Columbus saw three islands, two of them small, low and arid (the current Coche and Cubagua), separated by a channel from a third, larger one, covered with vegetation and populated by indigenous people who called it Paraguachoa, a word that means ...
The beach is located in the south side of Island of Margarita, Venezuela, about three kilometers away from the island's International Airport.The trade winds blow steadily at 15 to 30 knots during most of the year, and the shallow sea extends south of the beach for several hundred meters, allowing fallen windsurfers to stand on the flat sand bottom.
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Playa El Agua is the most famous tourist development on Margarita Island in Venezuela. [citation needed] El Agua is 2.5 miles (4 km) long, 30m wide, gold sand lined with huge palm trees that give shelter to numerous restaurants that provide service to diners on the beach. The boulevard at Playa El Agua stretches for approximately 2 miles (3 km).
Playa Parguito is the surfer's hot spot on Isla Margarita. Playa Parguito (Parguito Beach) it is situated in the Northeast end of Isla Margarita. The beach is approximately 1000 m long and about 20 m wide. The waters tend to be more oceanic at Playa Parguito which has made it a perfect place for surfing.
Spanish colonial governors of Margarita Province (1561-1814) — part of Colonial Venezuela, including Isla Margarita in the Caribbean Sea. Pages in category "Governors of Margarita Province" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.