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The
region of Barlovento in the Miranda State has always
been the ideal place for the amusement of many
people in Venezuela, mainly the people of the
Capital of this country. Just a 90-minute drive from
the capital, it is the reason for which many
inhabitant of Caracas go to this region to enjoy the
first beaches that are gotten when they go toward
Oriente.
For many years, Barlovento has represented an
attractive tourist pole. Barlovento bears a tourist-facility
infrastructure consisting of hotels, inns, clubs and
more. This lodging options are located near to the
beaches of Higuerote, Paparo, San José de Río Chico,
Tacarigua de la Laguna, Machurucuto, Playa Pintada,
Chirimena, Carenero and many others beaches.
The entrance recommended toward the region of
Barlovento is for Caucagua, taking toward Tacarigua
de Mamporal, where you have two roads: one toward
Higuerote and their surroundings and another toward
Tacarigua de la Laguna.
Barlovento offers various alternatives for beach-lovers:
the wavy beaches of Chirimena favored by surfers,
families with young children favor the area of calm
(though cloudy) waters by Higuerote, options such as
Playa Cocada by Los Canales offers calm and clear
seas, the outer banks of the Tacarigua de la Laguna
present visitors with some 28 Km of solitary
shoreline where marine turtles also lay their eggs.
In this region you will be able to enjoy the
following beaches:
Buche:
beach with quiet waters, with an excellent bathing
resort and facilities for sports and aquatic
activities.
Los Totumos: is
located near to Carenero. This beach have some
restaurants and services of rent of awnings and
boats for trips around the area. Their crystalline
waters are advisable for diving and the snorkelling.
Puerto Francés:
wide beach next to Cabo Codera. In this beach the
tourist can take trips in boat to the famous beach
of Caracolito.
Chirimena: very
popular site for the abundant chipichipi and guacuco
(types of seashells).
Río Chico: it
has a wide oceanic beach with abundant shade under
coconut graves.
Other
interesting beaches are: Machurucuto, Playa Cocada,
Paparo, Playa Pintada, Playa Copey, etc.
Tacarigua de la Laguna offers the tourist a
beautiful natural site for resort. This picturesque
Natural Monument is a coastal lagoon constituting an
albufera separated from the sea by a restinga (narrow
sandy stretch), with beautiful landscapes, rich
mangrove swamps, the shallow waters beaches, sandy
bottom and quiet waves. It covers an area of 18,400
hectares. Tacarigua de la Laguna was declared
national park in 1974. Here the tourist has
appropriate services of transport, lodging,
restaurant and others.
If you and your family want to enjoy of a good
vacations, don't stop to consider to the region of
Barlovento and their multiple and beautiful beaches. |