Beaches just minutes from the city of Maracaibo, located at the outlet of Lake Maracaibo to the sea in the strait which connects the Gulf of Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo, is San Carlos.
Since the move, the ride to San Carlos and is quite enjoyable. While the boat is entering the waters of the lake, the traveler begins to enjoy dense mangrove forests, they are easy to observe various types of sea birds as buchones, gulls, herons, among other exotic species.
In the Tour, so you can see the Isle of Toas, picturesque town devoted to the arts of fishing and the exploitation of limestone and Zapara Island, famous for its golden sand dunes.
Upon arrival in San Carlos, was found with a simple coastal village. To get to the beach, must walk a little, because the island is not easy to get vehicles.
Already in the bay will find a plethora of colored awnings that villagers rented by low prices to mitigate the hot sun.
Besides without the need to move, he also carried food and drink (beer or cold) to the beach. From here you can see the historic Castillo de San Carlos de la Barra, built in 1679 in order to protect the city of Maracaibo attacks by pirates and privateers themselves of the time. Currently serves as a museum.
Now, if you prefer to walk a little, the boulevard in this beachfront, there are shops and restaurants, where we get what we want, from a full meal until hot empanadas.
But if you want to escape the crowds, San Carlos has less frequented beaches which face directly into the sea. by their remoteness, there is not no food or tarpaulins for rent.
The town also offers a wide variety of inns with prices at suitable alternative forms of economic to the visitors.

TO GO TO SAN CARLOS … …

While the scene may seem a somewhat cumbersome task, San Carlos has two ways to access sea and by land.
One of them is onboard the catamarans depart from the dock of the PROPEL Club in Stone Puntica in Maracaibo. This option is the most expensive, but so it is the safest and most comfortable, as it travels directly from the city, and the journey is fairly short. Further along the route you can watch from Lake Maracaibo, the bay and Petroquimica of El Tablazo.
Another way to travel to San Carlos Water is from the town of El wet. From there go about having a nice lanchitas economical price, but clearer ready to go bathing suit and sunscreen, because during the journey is very likely to get wet and get “kindness” dose of inclement sun Zulia.
The last option is reserved for the more adventurous. First of all, if you want to go by land, it is essential to have a rustic vehicle in perfect condition. This form of travel wife because, for a few hours a day, the movement of tides allows contact of San Carlos with the beaches of Caimare Chico.
So if your visit to Maracaibo it provokes a day on the beach, do not hesitate to go to San Carlos, insurance returns.