Restinga Lagoon national Park is Margarita’s prime tourist attraction. There is a tiny harbor where hired boats take people along 15 Km of criss-crossing natural channels that cut trough the thick mangroves which border this large lagoon. The southern part connects to the sea. It was decreed National Park on February 06, 1974. and covers an area of 18,850 hectares. The area serves as a refuge for many bird life, pelicans, great white heron, cormorant, hawk, scarlet and white ibis.
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Punta de Piedras is a fishing port and the best place to admire the colorful local houses with their bright windows and doors, a true example of Caribbean living. There is a College, La Salle Foundation Oceanographic Experimental Station and Technical Fishing school.
Maria Guevara’s Tits! (Tetas de Maria Guevara) are two twin hills with a curios conical form. Their name was originated by the fishermen who used them as a navigational landmark. Because of their important value, they where decreed a National Monument on February 27, 1974. |
