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.