Photo credits and licences
Most photos and all videos are our own. Photos from Wikimedia Commons and iNaturalist are credited with author and licence; cropped CC BY-SA photos are marked “modified”.
| Photo | Page | Author | Licence | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kitesurfing and windsurfing at El Yaque | Sport | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | New padel courts under the palms on Margarita | Sport | Bbelandria30 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | A glass-walled padel court on Margarita | Sport | Bbelandria30 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kites over the sea off Coche Island | Sport | Johanna Itriago | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sambil Margarita | Shopping | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | The Sambil dome | Shopping | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Parque Costazul | Shopping | Wilfredor | CC0 (modified) | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | A shopping arcade in Parque Costazul | Shopping | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Frigatebird over Margarita | Nature | Stig Nygaard | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Mangroves and their aerial roots at La Restinga | Nature | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | A leatherback on a beach in Nueva Esparta | Sea turtles | Gerardo Chavarri | CC BY 4.0 | iNaturalist ↗ |
 | A leatherback returning to the sea | Sea turtles | Gerardo Chavarri | CC BY 4.0 | iNaturalist ↗ |
 | A leatherback up close | Sea turtles | Gerardo Chavarri | CC BY 4.0 | iNaturalist ↗ |
 | Leatherback hatchlings from a Margarita nest | Sea turtles | Valeriadesola | CC BY-SA 3.0 (modified) | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Marked turtle nests on a Margarita beach | Sea turtles | Valeriadesola | CC BY-SA 3.0 (modified) | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Cliffs and cacti at El Coco, Coche Island | Islands | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Beach below red cliffs on Coche Island | Islands | Warairarepano&Guaicaipuro | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Pelicans at Cubagua Island | Islands | Tatigla | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | The ruins of Nueva Cádiz – the first pearl-diving town | Cubagua – little wonders of the Caribbean | Wilfredor | CC BY-SA 4.0 (modified) | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Punta Arenas beach on the Macanao Peninsula | Hidden, hard-to-reach beaches | Javier D. Volcán R. | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Empty beach on the Macanao Peninsula | Hidden, hard-to-reach beaches | Maria e. villegas | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Cliffs above Playa Caribe in the north | Hidden, hard-to-reach beaches | Cardenasmiguelr | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Puerto Cruz bay on the north coast | Hidden, hard-to-reach beaches | Serg Stallone | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Manzanillo bay and beach in the north of the island | Can you go sledding on sand? | JuanJavierTG | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Rocky slopes and fishing boats at Manzanillo | Can you go sledding on sand? | Jhean Pier | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | The basilica at sunset | Pilgrims | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | La Vallita, the statue of Our Lady of the Valley | Pilgrims | Wilfredor | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | The painted vault inside the basilica | Pilgrims | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | The Barloventeo, at sea on 8 September | Pilgrims | Dannandez | CC BY-SA 4.0 (modified) | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Main altar of the Virgen del Valle basilica | Pilgrims | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Neo-Gothic spires of the basilica in El Valle | Pilgrims | Maria e. villegas | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Fried fish with arepa, tomato and lime | Food | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Salted fish at Conejeros market | Food | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Fresh fish at Conejeros market | Food | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | A peñero moored in Juan Griego Bay | Fishing | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Painted bow of a fishing peñero | Fishing | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Walls and cannons above the bay | Pampatar fortress | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Walls and watchtower | Pampatar fortress | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | The fortress gate | Pampatar fortress | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Walls of San Carlos de Borromeo fortress above the beach in Pampatar | Pampatar fortress | America Castro | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Bastion corner with a sentry box | Pampatar fortress | Javier Volcan | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sentry boxes on the ramparts and Pampatar Bay | Pampatar fortress | Edprada | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Watchtower on the ramparts overlooking the sea | Pampatar fortress | Maria e. villegas | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Drawbridge chain at the fortress entrance | Pampatar fortress | Wilfredor | CC0 (modified) | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Punta Ballena lighthouse | Pampatar lighthouse | Edprada | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | The lighthouse seen from Las Salinas | Pampatar lighthouse | Enzo861 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Punta Ballena lighthouse with frigatebirds overhead | Pampatar lighthouse | Gianpaolo Silveri | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Punta Ballena cliffs seen from the lighthouse | Pampatar lighthouse | Pedro Marcano | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | The long La Restinga beach and surf | La Restinga beach – 23 km of sand | Wilfredor | CC0 (modified) | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | La Restinga sandbar with scrub growing on shells | La Restinga beach – 23 km of sand | Wilfredor | CC0 (modified) | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Mangrove channel in La Restinga Lagoon | La Restinga beach – 23 km of sand | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Mangrove tunnel, La Restinga Lagoon | La Restinga beach – 23 km of sand | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Mangroves along La Restinga Lagoon | La Restinga beach – 23 km of sand | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
| El Yaque | Beaches | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Juan Griego | Beaches | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sunset over Juan Griego bay | Beaches | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Playa Puerto Cruz seen from the lighthouse | Beaches | Enano275 at English Wikipedia | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Playa El Agua and its palms from above | Beaches | Wilfredor | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | View from the hill over the Hesperia hotel and the coast near Pedro González | Legend | Santiago jvv | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | The Hesperia hotel and golf course below the hills | Legend | John Jurado | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Evening view from the hills over the sea and a lighthouse on the headland | Legend | boy_29 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
Other sources
Photos from Wikimedia Commons and iNaturalist are listed in the table above and under each photo. La Vela logo: official website cclavela.com. All other photos and videos: our own. Map: Natural Earth (public domain), illustration.