Madrisqui, Los Roques, Venezuela
The Los Roques islands are a federal dependency of Venezuela, consisting of about 350 islands, cays or islets. The archipelago is an atoll located 80 miles (128 km) directly north of the port of La Guaira, and is a 40-minute flight from Caracas. Being almost an untouched coral reef, it attracts many visitors, especially from Europe, some of which come in their own yachts and anchor in the inner, protected shallow waters. However, development and tourism are controlled.
Because of the wide variety of seabirds and rich aquatic life, the Venezuelan government declared Los Roques a National Park in 1972.
It is scarcely populated, having about 1,500 permanent inhabitants; however it receives approximately 70,000 visitors a year, many of them day-visitors who come from Caracas and the mainland. The most important island is El Gran Roque ("the big rock"). It is the only populated island in the group and has an airport suitable for small or STOL aircraft, Los Roques Airport, with freshly repaved RWY 07/25 (1000 x 26 meters). The airport is controlled from the Maiquetía airport on the mainland. Other important islands are Francisqui, Nordisqui, Madrisqui and Crasqui.
Activities include fishing (bonefish, barracuda, tarpon, jack (Carangidae) and Spanish mackerel), birding, snorkling, diving, kite-surfing and there is a sea turtle research center located on El Gran Roque. Accommodations include Pez Raton Lodge, a property primarily used to host fishing guests, and Posada Mediterraneo, a 5-room inn which accommodates non-fishing guests.
El Archipiélago de Los Roques es un conjunto de islas y cayos en las
antillas menores pertenecientes a Venezuela que posee una superficie
estimada en 40,61 km² y que esta aproximadamente a 176 km al norte de
la ciudad de Caracas y es uno de los principales atractivos turísticos
del país, forma parte de las Dependencias Federales Venezolanas, es
parque nacional y en el año 2001 contaba con 1.300 habitantes fijos
(siendo la dependencia federal más poblada). Tiene una superficie
aproximada de 221.120 hectáreas entre marítimos y terrestes, y es
considerado el parque marino más grande de América Latina.
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Vjekoslav1, moonlightonmyfloor, Carlos Estima, I heart Φωτογραφία, and 4 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Vjekoslav1 63 months ago | reply
My type of photo! I love the composition. Great colors!
charm.s 62 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Naturally Blue, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Brasil888 [deleted] 60 months ago | reply
it's just TOO beautiful, congrats for catching the moment!
"Carpe diem"
bem-ti-vi 56 months ago | reply
gorgeous blue colours. nice shot.
seen in view:200
moonlightonmyfloor 55 months ago | reply
Water here is amaaaaazing
gibransart 51 months ago | reply
awesome!!!!!
kaminski64 46 months ago | reply
Great photos. Thanks for posting a link on the NYTimes (very public of you!). Great write up in your NYT comments on travel. My kind of place.
I heart Φωτογραφία 37 months ago | reply
It's heaven on Earth!
sophigrafia 36 months ago | reply
my country! yeah, Los Roques are amazing. very nice photo! the water its so beautifull.
Caribbean REEF Magazine 32 months ago | reply
I thought I would let you know that I added this photo to my
Pictures of the Ocean page on my website.
Thanks for the great photo!
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