 Los Roques Archipelago, is
the biggest park of the Caribbean Sea, one of the most
important marine fauna reservoirs. Located at 128 kilometers
(77 nautical miles) from the north of La Guaira, this
archipelago possesses 60 keys (islands formed by coral
reefs) surrounded by the most crystalline waters in Venezuela,
and it is becoming, quickly, in one of the strongest tourist
attractiveness in the country.In spite of its recent popularity,
Los Roques continues being a very calm and intact place,
because it has been protected as a National Park from
1972. The archipelago occupies more than 225.000 hectares,
that makes of it one of the most extensive reservations
in the Caribbean. Its pure and white sands hardly rise
above the turquoise and emerald color water surface. |
| Around 40 of the islands
that conform the archipelago are not that big to have
their own names. Other sand, rock and coral tiny keys
only appear on the surface, when the tide lowers. All
the inns in Los Roques, are very simple, picturesque
and with a great warmth, where you can enjoy an excellent
attention, good food, a lot of tranquility and stupendous
walks that are organized by the inn owners. It is ideal
for aquatic sports lovers, where they can enjoy activities
as Winsurf, Kitesurf, waterski, snorkeling and diving
The climate is that of the islands Carabaiche with temperature
28°33°.
To visit the archipelago is necessary to pay a tax of
15 Dollars because it makes part of the National Park
that depends on the Federal District. |
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In the past the archipelago
is exploited by the Indioses for the great resource
of fish, while during the colonial period has been
only destination of berth for I marinated, pirates,
explorers, deriving sopratutto from England and
from the Dutch Antilles ninth without of them has
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advantageous to install here,only in 1871 the fishermen
of the island Margherita they were acknowledged the
abundance of fish and they moved you to big number.
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| The island pricipale is Gran Roque that
is the only island with different thick rocky humps: bluffs
that go down almost to peak of the sea.
The activities that can be done are a lot of: snorkelling,
underwater immersions, sporting fishing, wind surf and
excursions with sailboats or you can relax us catching
the sun white beaches that cleaning up are numerous
and uncontaminated. |
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