Hello gente de Hive! Hoy les escribo desde @hivemargarita porque les vengo a compartir unas fotitos s煤per lindas de un recorrido que hace bastante tiempo quer铆a hacer, pero la flojera me hab铆a ganado, y fue hoy despu茅s de meses que me arm茅 de valor y fui con mi familia a dar un paseo y conocer la caminer铆a detr谩s del Hotel Ikin en el Card贸n, municipio Antol铆n del Campo de nuestra isla preciosa.
Hello, Hive community! Today I'm writing to you from
@hivemargarita because I want to share some really cute photos from a trip I've been wanting to take for quite some time, but laziness had gotten the better of me. Today, after months of procrastinating, I finally mustered up the courage and went with my family to take a walk and explore the trails behind the Hotel Ikin in Card贸n, in the municipality of Antol铆n del Campo on our beautiful island.
Este es uno de los hoteles m谩s top de la isla, de hecho es uno de los preferidos por artistas y pol铆ticos, y se encuentra ubicado a solo una cuadra de casa de mis suegros, y hoy que estuvimos de visita me anim茅 a hacer el recorrido, y por supuesto fui con mi esposo y los ni帽os, ya que todav铆a no hab铆amos ido a conocer la caminer铆a, as铆 que cruzamos la calle y caminamos hacia el hotel por una callecita llena de 谩rboles a los lados desde la cual puedes ver al fondo la entrada del hotel.
Apenas terminas ese peque帽o recorrido te encuentras con la entrada del hotel, que me parece s煤per linda por el dise帽o de su techo, pero para llegar a la caminer铆a ten铆amos que seguir hasta la playa para poder pasar detr谩s del hotel que es donde se encuentra, y como ven, la vista es absolutamente hermosa.
This is one of the top hotels on the island, in fact it is a favorite among artists and politicians, and it is located just one block from my in-laws' house. and today, when we were visiting, I decided to take the tour. Of course, I went with my husband and children, since we hadn't yet explored the walkway. So, we crossed the street and walked toward the hotel along a small street lined with trees on both sides, from which you can see the hotel entrance in the distance.
As soon as you finish that short walk, you come to the hotel entrance, which I think is really pretty because of the design of the roof. But to get to the walkway, we had to continue on to the beach to go behind the hotel, which is where it is located, and as you can see, the view is absolutely beautiful.
Les cuento que qued茅 sorprendida cuando vi la zona, porque aunque es una playa que conozco desde mi adolescencia ha cambiado much铆simo gracias a que el mar ha tomado mucho terreno dej谩ndola casi sin playa como tal, pues el mar llega en algunos lugares hasta el borde de la carretera, y precisamente esta caminer铆a fue creada casi que por obligaci贸n, ya que fue la 煤nica manera que encontraron los due帽os del hotel de mantener el mar al margen.
La verdad es que se hizo un gran trabajo, ya que se cre贸 un muro natural con rocas enormes y se rellen贸 toda la zona detr谩s del hotel creando una caminer铆a bastante amplia que a煤n est谩 en trabajos de construcci贸n.
I must say I was surprised when I saw the area, because although it is a beach I have known since my teenage years, it has changed a lot due to the sea taking over a lot of land, leaving it with almost no beach as such, as the sea reaches the edge of the road in some places. This walkway was created almost out of necessity, as it was the only way the hotel owners could keep the sea at bay.
The truth is that they did a great job, creating a natural wall with huge rocks and filling in the entire area behind the hotel, creating a fairly wide walkway that is still under construction.
Una parte del recorrido est谩 protegida por un muro de contenci贸n hecho de piedras y lajas que se ve s煤per lindo y la vista desde ah铆 es simplemente hermosa, y particularmente hoy el mar estaba bell铆simo, con un color muy intenso y un oleaje que creaba sobre 茅l un continuo ir y venir de grandes bloques de espuma. La verdad un escenario m谩gico.
Lo m谩s lindo del recorrido es que tienes dos vistas incre铆bles, ya que si miras de frente a la caminer铆a podr谩s ver el mar, el cielo, y un poco m谩s adelante al imponente "cerro guayamuri", y si miras en la direcci贸n contraria puedes apreciar toda esa parte de la costa, lo que incluye playas como el Card贸n, El Tirano, La Uva, La salina y Puerto Abajo.
Part of the trail is protected by a retaining wall made of stones and slabs that looks really nice, and the view from there is simply beautiful. Today, in particular, the sea was stunning, with a very intense color and waves that created a continuous coming and going of large blocks of foam. It was truly a magical setting.
The best part of the route is that you have two incredible views. If you look straight ahead, you can see the sea, the sky, and a little further on, the imposing "Cerro Guayamuri". If you look in the opposite direction, you can see the entire coastline, including beaches such as Card贸n, El Tirano, La Uva, La Salina, and Puerto Abajo.
En una parte del recorrido nos encontramos con una peque帽a ensenada que el hotel est谩 modificando para uso de sus hu茅spedes, ya que crearon un semic铆rculo de muchas rocas y hay varias zonas en las que posiblemente ubiquen escaleras o rampas para bajar a la playa, y en uno de los lados se puede ver una gran cantidad de arena de playa lista para extenderse en toda la zona.
La verdad esto no es algo que me guste, pero muchos hoteles y restaurantes tienen esta pr谩ctica en la isla, y terminan apoder谩ndose del sector de la playa que queda justo frente a sus estructuras f铆sicas y no se le permite a los residentes de la zona o visitantes que no est茅n hospedados en el hotel o consumiendo en los restaurantes el estar en esa zona, cosa que las alcald铆as y gobernaci贸n lo permiten, aunque para m铆 no es lo correcto, pero dejando esto de lado, disfrutamos mucho del recorrido, y de esta caminer铆a que nos regal贸 vistas hermosas.
Partway along the route, we came across a small cove that the hotel is modifying for use by its guests. They have created a semicircle of rocks and there are several areas where they may install stairs or ramps to go down to the beach. On one side, you can see a large amount of beach sand ready to be spread throughout the area.
To be honest, this is not something I like, but many hotels and restaurants on the island do this, and they end up taking over the section of the beach that is right in front of their buildings. Residents of the area and visitors who are not staying at the hotel or eating at the restaurants are not allowed to be in that area, which the local authorities and the government allow, although I don't think it's right. But putting that aside, we really enjoyed the tour and the walk, which gave us beautiful views.
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