SAN ANDRES ISLAND VS MARGARITA ISLAND

San Andres Island (Colombia)

San Andres Island is the largest of the islands that are part of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina with an area of 26 square kilometers, belongs to Colombia since 1810.

The house is located in the Caribbean Sea, east of Nicaragua, Costa Rica northeast and 480 kilometers northwest of the coast of Colombia. Has 26 square kilometers of area making it the largest island in the department. North End (San Andres) is the largest urban center, which houses the departmental administration, commerce, banks, several hotels and the airport. In the adjacent bay of San Andres, operates the Port of The Cove. La Loma is another village, inhabited by people Raizal, is at the center of the island marked by a chain of hills (Flowers, Orange, Shingle and Lion's Hill). South of the island is San Luis, a town Raizal, which now also includes tourist establishments.

As in any Caribbean island, the atmosphere is informal and fun it is to combine activities, starting to harness the morning on the beach. The two sectors are best Sprat Bight, in front of the hotel The Islander, it extends on stretch-free buildings to the Fishermen's Wharf; and outside the urban area, Sound Bay, south of San Luis. However, the beaches are of better quality in the Keys.

San Andrés is a small mountain range, covered with coconut palms which rises to an elevation of 55 meters, crosses San Andrés running North to South. The western shore is made up of limestone deposits and white clay covered in part by coral sand carried in by the waves. The topsoil is thin and of a dark reddish color with frequent outcroppings of coral rock. The coral formation of San Andrés, and particularly the reefs along the eastern shore, gives the sea an unbelievably beautiful array of colors.

Margarita Island (Venezuela)

Margarita Island is located in the Caribbean Sea. Along with the islands of Coche and Cubagua, is the only island state of Venezuela, called "Nueva Esparta."

It is the largest of the Venezuelan Caribbean islands, is located between latitudes 10 ° 52 'and 11 ° 11' N and longitudes 63 ° 47 'and 64 ° 24' 0. It has 1071 square kilometers and is characterized by the presence of two mountain ranges together by an isthmus highlighted very low, a lagoon and a simple beachfront. The massive West is known for Macanao Peninsula and the East as Paraguachoa, although it is often called Margarita East.

The island is mainly characterized by a kind of dry weather accompanied a radiant sun, to a large extent Macanao Peninsula. There are exceptions such as the towns of San Juan Bautista and the Valley of the Holy Spirit where they can receive a mountainous type of climate because these people situated on the slopes of Cerro Copey. In mid-May rainy season begins and with it a drop in temperatures of up to 4 ° C. In this period also called winter, temperatures can fall to 12 ° C in the Cerro Copey and 36 ° C in the lower areas. A second rainy season comes in December.

Margarita Island is one of the most important tourist attractions in Venezuela. It has beautiful beaches with excellent conditions for surfing, diving and other water sports, as well as towns full of colonial history. In recent years there have foreseen the realization of several projects to boost tourism, as the Cruise Port, the Sea Port, among others. On the island are several old Spanish fortifications, which are considered national heritage.

LINA HERNANDEZ P.