Los Roques Archipelago

Federal Dependencies · Venezuela

Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Photo: Juan valero, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
September to December, calm and uncrowded; January to April for wind sports
Budget
$$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A national-park atoll of some 350 islands and cays 160 kilometers north of Caracas, with a shallow turquoise lagoon prized by bonefish anglers, kitesurfers, and divers. Flights land on Gran Roque, a sand-street fishing village of small posadas, and boats shuttle to deserted cays like Cayo de Agua.

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