Mochima National Park
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Mochima National Park is in Sucre state, off the Northeast of Venezuela.
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Named after the town of Mochima, it is just one of a number of national parks along Venezuela's northeast Caribbean coastline. Created in 1973 it was the second marine park in Venezuela and encompasses the entire shoreline between Puerto La Cruz and CumanĂ¡ plus 32 islands just offshore.
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Boats to the westerly islands leave from the Paseo Colon in Puerto La Cruz; boats to the eastern end of the Park go from the port at Guanta.
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Some of the more popular islands include Las Borrachas, Monos, Arapito and Chimana Grande.
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Scuba-diving, snorkeling, sun-bathing, relaxing.
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Fresh, fried fish from the thatched beach restaurants. Best served with tacones, or mashed and fried plantain.
Oysters with lime - but beware of beach sellers with buckets of oysters who will tell you a low price for your first taster but then will charge a fortune after they've happily cracked open a couple of dozen shells.
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Cold beers, sold on most of the beaches either from thatched restaurants or beach sellers with cool boxes.
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