WMargarita Island is the largest island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, situated off the northeastern coast of the country, in the Caribbean Sea. The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción, is located on the island.
WThe yellow-shouldered amazon also known as yellow-shouldered parrot is a parrot of the genus Amazona that is found in the arid areas of northern Venezuela, the Venezuelan islands of Margarita and La Blanquilla, and the island of Bonaire. It has been extirpated from Aruba and possibly also Curaçao.
WAntolín del Campo is a municipality of Isla Margarita in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. The capital is La Plaza de Paraguachí.
WAntonio Díaz is a municipality of Isla Margarita in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. The capital is San Juan Bautista.
WArismendi is a municipality of Isla Margarita in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. The capital is La Asunción.
WBoca de Río is a town on Isla Margarita, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Macanao Peninsula Municipality.
WThe vermilion cardinal is a species in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. It is one of three species in the genus Cardinalis.
WCatedral de Nuestra Señora de La Asunción is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita and is located in La Asunción, Nueva Esparta state, on Margarita Island, Venezuela. Completed in 1571, it is the oldest church in Venezuela.
WEl Valle del Espíritu Santo is a village near Porlamar, in the Nueva Esparta state of Venezuela. Founded as the capital of the island in 1529, El Valle del Espíritu Santo is just north of Porlamar. It is the birth town of Santiago Mariño and his sister, Concepción Mariño, as well as where the patron of the island, the Virgin of El Valle appeared. In the village there is a has a pink-and-white church honoring the Virgen del Valle. Visitors go to the village all year-round, but especially on her feast day in early September.
WGarcía is a municipality of Isla Margarita in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. The capital is El Valle del Espíritu Santo.
WGómez is a municipality of Isla Margarita in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. The municipality is in the northeast of Margarita. The capital is Santa Ana. The county is divided into five parishes: Bolivar Guevara, Matasiete, Santa Ana and Sucre.
WJuan Greek, in Spanish: Juan Griego is a city on the northern side of Isla Margarita, and is the most northern port in Venezuela. It has a population of 28,256 inhabitants and is capital of the Marcano municipality of the Nueva Esparta state.
WLa Asunción is a city in Venezuela. The capital of Nueva Esparta state, it lies on the Isla Margarita in the Caribbean Sea, off the South American mainland. It is 6 miles (10 km) inland from Porlamar and is in a genuine colonial setting. It has an imposing backdrop of Santa Rosa Castle, also known as the Santa Rosa Fort, which was built to protect the city. The most important structures in the city are built around the Plaza Bolivar. The Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción, dated to the 16th century, is one of the earliest churches in the country. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 28,513 people.
WLa Guardia is a fishing and tourist community on the northwest coast of Isla Margarita, Venezuela.
WLa Plaza de Paraguachí is a town on Isla Margarita, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Antolín del Campo Municipality.
WLaguna de la Restinga is a national park on the Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta state, Venezuela. The main part of the park is a large salt lagoon, rich in fish and birdlife. It is on the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance, and is classified as an Important Bird Area.
WLos Fermines is a hamlet that is part of Municipality of Antonio Díaz, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. Located on the slopes of Cerro Valle Hondo. The hamlet is divided by the following sectors: Sucre street, Libertad street, José Augusto Millán street, Las Huertas, Puerto e 'Tabla, El Rincón del Perro, Concha e' Coco, El Dique y Calle la Feria. Los Fermines has several aquifer resources, including the San Juan River that supplies water to the Dique de San Juan.
WThe Macanao Peninsula is a geographic peninsula landform, that forms the western end of the Isla Margarita in the Caribbean Sea, in northern Venezuela.
WManeiro is a municipality of Isla Margarita in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. The capital is Pampatar.
WMarcano is a municipality of Isla Margarita in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. The capital is Juan Griego.
WThe Margarita Latin American and Caribbean Film Festival, sometimes known as FilMar,:107 is an important international cultural event dedicated to generating spaces for the distribution and promotion of the best of Venezuelan, Latin American, and Caribbean film.
WMariño is a municipality of Isla Margarita in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. The capital is Porlamar.
WPampatar is a city on Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta State, Venezuela. It is located in the Maneiro Municipality.
WPlaya Caribe is a beach situated a few minutes north of Juan Griego, at a small bay on the west coast of Isla Margarita. It is a fairly popular beach nearly a mile long with several restaurants and foodstands. Playa Caribe is an exposed beach break with moderate waves.
WPlaya El Agua is the most famous tourist development on Margarita Island in Venezuela.
WPlaya El Yaque is internationally known as one of the seven best locations in the world having ideal conditions for windsurfing and kitesurfing, attracting enthusiasts from all over the world, especially from Europe. It displays a row of hotels, shops and restaurants close to the beachfront, featuring a wide range of facilities and sport gear.
WPlaya Parguito it is situated in the Northeast end of Isla Margarita. The beach is approximately 1000 m long and about 20 m wide. The waters tend to be more oceanic at Playa Parguito which has made it a perfect place for surfing.
WPlaya Puerto Cruz is a roughly 1 km long beach located near Pedro Gonzalez in Isla Margarita, Venezuela. Located on Playa Puerto Cruz is the lighthouse of Punta Zaragoza, mounted on top of one of the two hills enclosing the Island. Until the winter of 2004 (November) a small wooden tower stood on the beach near the many shops and the beach bar.
WPlaya Punta Arenas is the most western tip of Margarita Island. It is a fine white sand beach and home for many of the local fishermen. 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.
WPorlamar is the largest city on Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta State in Venezuela.
WPunta de Piedras is a town on Isla Margarita, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Tubores Municipality.
WSan Carlos de Borromeo Fortress is a colonial fortress in the Bay of Pampatar in the northeast of Isla Margarita, Venezuela. It was completed in 1684 for protection against the constant threat of pirates. The fortress was ransacked several times before Venezuela gained independence from Spain. Today the castle has been restored and serves as a museum.
WSan Juan Bautista is a town on Isla Margarita, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Antonio Díaz Municipality.
WSanta Ana is a town on Isla Margarita, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Gómez municipality. The town is located in the south of the municipality, in the northeast of Margarita.
WSanta Rosa de la Eminencia castle is a colonial castle built in the seventeenth century by the Spanish monarchy on Margarita Island, Venezuela. After a group of French pirates attacked the city of La Asunción, its construction started on 24 March 1677 by order of governor Juan Muñoz de Gadea, and it was finished c. 1683.
WTetas de Maria Guevara are twin hills located near Laguna de la Restinga in central Isla Margarita, Venezuela.
WTubores is a municipality of the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. Tubores includes part of Nueva Esparta's main island, Isla Margarita, as well as the whole of the sparsely inhabited island of Cubagua to the south. The capital is Punta de Piedras on Isla Margarita.