Every September 8, the Virgen del Valle is celebrated throughout the East of the country and the fishermen go out in their boats to “Barloventear” their Virgin, which is nothing more than taking her out for a sail, of course we had to be present.
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Paddling & Sailing day in honor of or Virgen del VAlle During the traditional yearly parade on September the 8th 2022 in honor of The “Virgin of the Valley” Margarita Island “patrona” on mariners Almost a 100 fisherman gather in Pampatar in their boats to pay tribute to the Virgen del Valle and cruise together
“La Orejeta”, the smallest of the fishermans boats in Margarita Island, this one in particular was the last one that sailed and was meant to be used for fire wood before we where able to rescue her and plan for its restoration. Here pictured in the village of “Espin” in Cariaco, where our allies from
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This video is a sample of the type of work we do throughout the year through the I am Identity Foundation, rescuing many themes of our heritage.
Infinite New Sparta – Mother’s Day 2022 Read More »
The D’Buceo team, in its interest for investigating the effects of climate change, organizes the Cubagua, history and legend expedition. The main objective of this expedition is to verify the state of the coral reefs, both natural and artificial, located on the coast of the island of Cubagua, in the northeast of Venezuela. Nueva Cádiz
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Almost 4 years ago I came to live in Margarita. Far was I from imagining the enormous wealth of projects and adventures that I was about to experience. Beyond common tourism activities, in this short I want to invite you to discover with me all the unconventional and unique alternatives that these three islands of
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Bringing La Piragua home to Margarita To contain costs, the Piragua was built in Cariaco in the mainland coast. In August, 2021, our tribe gathered together, in our allied riverside carpentry shop where it was built, for a crash course on rowing. Then—after a proper launching Ceremony—we paddled her 170 kilometers to her home port
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To keep costs down, the Piragua was built in Cariaco in the mainland coast. In August, 2021, our tribe gathered together, in our allies @Astigolca riverside carpentry shop where it was built, for a crash course on rowing. Then —after a proper launching Ceremony— we paddled her 170 kilometers to her home port in Pampatar,
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Reposition of maintenance of our “Virgen del Valle” that is submerged in the “Farallon Blanco” about 4 km of the coast of Pampatar.
Maintenance of our submerged “Virgen del Valle” Read More »
First time in the water for the Piragua with the intention of doing watertightness tests, determining the waterline to paint with the anti fouling. Also testing the first time our 7 kilogram oars, that we later managed to drop to 4 kilos.
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