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El Yaque - the windsurfing beach

El Yaque is a beach where windsurfers, kitesurfers, and families with small kids enjoy the sun and beach together. El Yaque used to be a small fishing village. It is still small, but now it is an internationally known windsurfers' mecca. The beach enjoys a consistent wind most of the year, plus the waters are very shallow, making it an ideal windsurfing place. Recently El Yaque has also become a kitesurfing center.The more skilled kitesurfers are fun to watch. Many also go to a separate nearby bay by a boat so as to have more space. This is not the best sunbathing beach, because the wind that the surfers love also causes sand to blow a lot. It's a little better when you're laying on a chair - which are available for rent on the beach. You will also find several restaurants, bars, and beach vendors. El Yaque is situated behind the Margarita international airport, on the southern part of Margarita. A lonely road leads from the airport road to the village. The village itself is fairly small, but has several good hotels (most visitors are wind surfing aficionados), restaurants, and two little general shops with typical sunbathing items and some groceries. El Yaque is one of the best beaches on Margarita for children since the waters are so shallow. You can just walk and walk and walk without it getting more than chest-deep. Families can enjoy watching the kitesurfers and windsurfers while letting kids play on the fine white sand, or learn to swim in the warm shallow waters. See an interactive satellite map of El Yaque beach! Below you will find a nice video showing the kitesurfers and their amazing jumps on El Yaque beach.

 

 

El Yaque beach photo gallery We have also put together a whole photo gallery of El Yaque beach. Please click on any of thumbnail photos to see a bigger version. Then click on the picture to see next one.
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catamaran	drinks	el-yaque-beach	elyaque-beach
family-sunning	hotel-california	kite-surfing	kite
kitesurf-booth	kitesurf-jump	main-street	parrot-1
parrot-2	potential-customer	rent-surf-board	rent-surfboards
resort-flags	resort	restaurant	sandcastle
shower	small-beach	sunbathers	surfer-el-yaque
surfer-hotel	surfer	surfers	surfers2
surfing	swimming	vendor-necklaces	vendors-clothes
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