Boca de Rio is Macanao’s Capital and largest town. The town is mostly inhabited by fishermen. There is an active shipyard located at the eastern end where you can see the construction of wooden boats. Location: 1.5 Km south of the bridge that connects you to the Margarita’s western side.
Laguna de Boca Chica: A lagoon located in an area where all the fresh water from the mountains, gets deposited. Boca Chica means small mouth and that is because it is very small to retain all the rain which falls during the rainy season.
Arenitas Beach is an unspoiled place visited by few local people. Sometimes one comes across adventurers from the east. The beach remains untouched by development and a true example of what we call a "Virgin Beach".
La Pared: A remote fishing settlement located up on a small cliff which protects the beauty of the beach giving it the name of "The wall". The beach extends along 1.5 Km of white soft sand, it is 20 m wide, the water is warm and deepens 5 m from shore. There is good surf here but no palm trees and services are very limited on this secluded beach.
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Punta Arenas is a beautiful, remote little town inhabited solely by artisan fishermen who live on the produce of the Caribbean. The fishermen’s huts extend along a beach which leads to a sandy point which gives its name to both the village and the beach. The beach extends along 1.5 Km of white soft sand. There is gentle surf and few trees. Limited services are available.
Punta de Tigre: This landmark is a navigational reference for the fishermen at sea. There is a rock which has been eroded to form an arch which the fishermen call the eye of the tiger and a beach that extends along 100 m of white soft sand. The water is warm and there is strong surf. There are no palm trees or services on this secluded beach.
Robledal is a remote fishing settlement named after the oak tree, Robledal has the most picturesque bay on the north-west side of The Macanao Peninsula. The beach extends along 3 Km of white soft sand, it is 10 m wide., the water is warm and deepens 8 m from shore. The bay’s scenery is incredibly beautiful and the area’s residents are very friendly. There are few palm trees and no services are available on this secluded beach.
Macanao Peninsula is the western side of the island, known by locals from the east, as “Maragarita’s other side”. It is an area where the lack of water has inhibited development, and where the first impression you get is that of an unchanged forgotten area. The first town to be reached by road is Boca de Rio, Macanao’s capital and major town. You will notice that there are no high rise buildings nor gas stations and the only one paved road you use to get in will be the same one that takes you out! Macanao has a population of about 20.000 inhabitants located in small fishing villages scattered along its coast. Inhabitants make their living by fishing and by building wooden ships in shipyards. Macanao’s area is 330.7 square kilometers. Its interior is mostly mountainous wilderness, ringed by miles of sandy isolated beaches that seldom see a foot print, only those of the local fishermen, or alternatively, those of you considered “adventurous”. It is also the area where the Cotorra Margaritena -an endangered species- wing their way overhead. Its native people, its quiet, its beaches, its rugged way and its remote location are Macanao’s real attraction, and what more could you ask for? Location: west side of Margarita. |
