The Nueva Sparta State (in Spanish: Estado Nueva Esparta, is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It comprises Margarita Island, Coche, and the largely uninhabited Cubagua.
Margarita Island is the largest island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, situated off the northeastern coast of the country, in the Caribbean Sea. The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción, is located on the island.
La Asunción is a city in Venezuela. The capital of Nueva Esparta state, it lies on the Isla Margarita in the Caribbean Sea, off the South American mainland. It is 6 miles (10 km) inland from Porlamar and is in a genuine colonial setting. It has an imposing backdrop of Santa Rosa Castle, also known as the Santa Rosa Fort, which was built to protect the city. The most important structures in the city are built around the Plaza Bolivar. The Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción, dated to the 16th century, is one of the earliest churches in the country. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 28,513 people.
Porlamar is the largest city on Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta State in Venezuela.
Pampatar is a city on Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta State, Venezuela. It is located in the Maneiro Municipality.
A margarita is a cocktail.
Isla de Coche is one of three islands forming the Nueva Esparta State of Venezuela, located in the Caribbean between Isla Margarita and the mainland. The other two islands are Isla Margarita, the main island of the state, and Cubagua, the smallest. Coche is coterminous with the municipality of Villalba, with the municipal seat at San Pedro de Coche, the largest town. Moreover, Cache Island has continue to sustain the fishing tradition.
Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport is an airport 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west-southwest of Porlamar, the largest city on Isla Margarita, an island in the state of Nueva Esparta in Venezuela.
The Insular Region is one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela and also, one of the 10 administrative regions in which Venezuela was divided for its development plans; it comprises all of the nation's islands, and is formed by the state of Nueva Esparta and the Federal Dependencies.
Margarita Island, or similar spellings, may refer to:
Cubagua or Isla de Cubagua is the smallest and least populated of the three islands constituting the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, after Isla Margarita and Coche. It is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Araya Peninsula, the closest mainland area.
Stadium Nueva Esparta, also known as Estadio Guatamare, is a stadium in Porlamar, Venezuela. It is primarily used as a baseball park, hosting the Bravos de Margarita's home games. It holds 18,000 people and was opened in 1956.
Andres Miguel Salazar Marcano Airport is an airport serving Isla de Coche, an island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta.
Isla Blanca or Blanca Island and their plurals may refer to:
The United States of Venezuela was the official name of Venezuela, adopted in its 1864 constitution under the Juan Crisóstomo Falcón government. This remained the official name until 1953, when the constitution of that year renamed it the Republic of Venezuela. In 1999 under newly elected president Hugo Chavez and his modification to the Constitution, Venezuela's official name became the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Punta de Piedras is a town on Isla Margarita, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Tubores Municipality.
Boca de Río is a town on Isla Margarita, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Macanao Peninsula Municipality.
Maneiro is a municipality of Isla Margarita in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. The capital is Pampatar.
Mariño is a municipality of Isla Margarita in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. The capital is Porlamar.
The Basilica of Our Lady of El Valle It is a Gothic basilica located in El Valle del Espíritu Santo a town on the island of Margarita, of Nueva Esparta state, in northwestern Venezuela.
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