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 our insular state offer.
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.
Documentary short from my solitary expedition in 2011 kayak paddling from Colombia in the Caribbean to Panama City in the Pacific Ocean and the wonderful experience of crossing the virgin territory of the Darien Jungle through the Kuna Yala, sharing with its people and their fantastic culture.
For the past five years we have been researching the pre-Hispanic navigational routes of our Amerindians, building autochthonous replicas of their Canoes and of course, navigating them, in the first ever Experimental Archaeology expeditions in Venezuela. Amerindian Passion is a summary of the project and its expeditions since its inception.Amerindian Passion is a summary of the project and its expeditions since its inception.
A thousand years ago, the Valencioid Amerindians who lived in the Lake Valencia basin, paddled the open sea from the mainland to Los Roques in wooden Curiaras (Canoes), an extraordinary adventure of more than 140 kilometers and 30 continuous hours of navigation. An enthusiastic team is preparing to recreate these navigations.
A legend states that in the Orinoco Delta, in one of its furthest pipes, a river wave occurs once a year: El Macareo, appreciated for its rarity, this phenomenon occurs in very few rivers in the world.
Mentioned for the first time in Columbus's diary, seven adventurers decide to embark on a journey to verify its existence, and of course surf the wave.
Our travels to the jungle searching for ancient Curiara builders for our future Experimental Archeology Expeditions.
A thousand years ago, the Amerindians living in the basin of Lake Valencia, paddled in the open sea from the mainland to “Los Roques” in “Curiaras” built out of a single tree trunk, an extraordinary adventure of more than 140 kilometers and 35 hours of continuous navigation.
Our first trip -of many more- to the Orinoco Delta looking for our expedition Curiara (Canoe).
According to the Warao mythology their home in the Delta is Paradise and they are the chosen ones on this “Heart of the World”. Warao means Man of Canoes and their lives are intimately linked to them. As days go by and we discover their world from our canoes, we share their intimate space and their laughs, we have no doubt that Paradise, is the proper name for this Land of Water.
Recount of my trips to Anglesey, Wales in the United Kingdom. In May 2013 I travelled for the second consecutive year to the Irish Sea to the most famous Kayakers gathering in the world.
Three objectives bring me here, my participation in the Greenland games where I made the 3rd place podium for the second year, training to get my BCU 3* and paddling in the risky Tidal currents of Irish Sea.
11 days and more than 450 kilometers of paddling discovering the entire coast of Lake Maracaibo, testing our new expedition kayak in training for the Challenge to Panama Expedition.
Kayak paddling the north Coast of Colombia in Solitary, 32 days of expedition, 910 kilometers, 160 hours of navigation, estimated half a million paddle strokes, discovering an all new territory for me.
In 2008, after a lot of planning and training, the first Kayak Expedition to paddle the 1,700 km of the Venezuelan Coast leaves from Güiria to Maracaibo. The epic adventure takes 67 days to complete.