The government house is a hosed in the 16th century Franciscan Monastery.
Juan Bautista Arismendi’s home is worth seeing. It was the home of a Margaritan-born Independence War hero. It is a simple colonial house.
Santa Rosa Fort was build strategically in a valley to control the pass from south to north. Its construction data from 1680’s. The Fort dominates La Asuncion and was the site of many battles. In one of its prisons, sixteen years old pregnant wife of revolutionary hero Juan Bautista Arismendi, was taken prisoner and gave birth but unfortunately the baby die.
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The Guacuco crossroads is a place to stop for groceries, snacks, ice, fruits, drinks and more. Before heading to the northern beaches, stop here and get in the Caribbean move.
Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, Venezuela’s second oldest church, was built in 1617, its construction took almost 50 years to complete. It houses the image of the Virgen of the Ascension. In this church Simon Bolivar, was proclaimed the liberator. Bolivar liberated five South American countries (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia).
La Asuncion, Margarita’s Capital, was founded in 1565 by Captain Pedro Cervantes de Albornoz and has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants. It is situated in a fertile valley surrounded by green hills, right in the center of eastern Margarita, where a fresher climate exist. There are many well preserved colonial buildings, most of them, located around shady Plaza Bolivar.
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Matasiete Hill’s strategic location served to the Guaquerie Indians as a hidden place from Spaniards. It was once the site of Guaiqueries Indians war against the Spanish forces in 1817. The hill is 600 Mts. tall and was decreed Natural Monument on February 27, 1974. Location: north-east from La Asuncion.
Nueva Cadiz Museum and library is situated in the same building which was the elegant Casa Capitular, seat of the colonial government and later used as a jail. There are pre-Columbian artifacts, some religious sculpture from the churches, antiquated diving gear and a model of one of the Guipuzcoana Company ships. In the patio there is a statue of the Tyrant Lope de Aguirre and a large concrete scale map of Margarita.
Palacio Municipal: Located in Calle Libertad, La Asuncion. This is the Municipal Palace .
El Copey is Margarita’s tallest hill (900 Mts.). It was decreed National Park on February 27, 1974 and has an area of 7,130 hectares. of semi-tropical mountains. The area receives heavy rainfall from the trade winds. The moisture of the often cloudy mountains facilitates cultivation along the foot hill and specially in valleys and their slopes. Almost every homestead possesses a garden (solar) where the women grow food crops for their family needs. There is a great variety of flora and wild life to explore in this fascinating natural area. You can take a mountain road leads to the summit giving you spectacular views of the whole island and even mainland.
Guacuco Beach is 2 Klm. long and 20 Mts. wide. The sand is white, there is good surf and few palm trees. Horseback riding is available along the neighboring beach, horses are ridden along the beach and on to a lagoon area. The time spend on the saddle shows people the Caribbean country life.
A curios old sun dial was placed in the Casa de Govierno in 1612 and is still functioning. |
