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Tourism in Venezuela has been developed considerably for decades, particularly because of its geographical position, the variety of landscapes, the richness of plants and wildlife, the artistic expressions and the privileged tropical climate of the country, which affords each region (especially the beaches) throughout the year.
Blanquilla is an island, one of the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, [1] located in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea about 293 km (182 miles) north-east of Caracas. It is a popular location for divers, as well as famous for its white sand beaches, for which it is named.
In the 1990s, attempts were made to make it an official nudist beach, but these attempts failed due to the intervention of the local churches. [18] Playa Escondida, Antofagasta (not an official nudist beach but nudity is tolerated there) Playa La Pancora, near Punta de Lobos, Pichilemu; Playa Luna, Caleta Horcón, near Puchuncaví, Valparaiso ...
Diego de Losada by Antonio Herrera Toro. Before the city was founded in 1567, [10] the valley of Caracas was populated by indigenous peoples. Francisco Fajardo, the son of a Spanish captain and a Guaiqueri cacica, who came from Margarita, began establishing settlements in the area of La Guaira and the Caracas valley between 1555 and 1560.
Picacho de Galipán Port of La Guaira La Guaira Beach in la Guaira San Carlos Fortress. After the founding of Caracas by Spanish in 1567, toward the turn of the 16th century, the Port of La Guaira emerged on the coast and, since that time, has been the gateway to Caracas. This coastal city, almost without land to develop and bathed by the ...
La Orchila Island is an island and a military base off the coast of Venezuela, north of Caracas. It has numerous beaches, including one where the sand is markedly pink (Arena Rosada). It has numerous beaches, including one where the sand is markedly pink (Arena Rosada).
Pages in category "Beaches of Venezuela" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adícora; B.
Beach in Los Roques. Tourism in Los Roques has had a significant boom in recent decades, [21] before 1990 this territory was not exploited as a tourist destination. Originally outsiders, wealthy Venezuelans from Caracas and foreigners, who could buy houses within the park, managed the few existing cabins. Access was restricted to light aircraft ...