But that was the thing that I was born for.”
Arimacoa was the name given by the Guaiqueríes, the first indigenous settlers of Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea, to what today is known as El Valle de Pedro González, located in the northern part of the island. Arimacoa for the Guaiqueríes meant land of jewels.
I took this photo of a fishing boat called Arimacoa years ago at Zaragoza Beach, located in the Pedro González Valley.
It is common to see fishing boats ready to work or already returning from fishing on this beach. And on some other nearby beaches, too, since there are still some fishing communities in this part of the island, where artisanal fishing is still practiced.
And that is precisely one of the beauties of this bay, where one can spend hours watching the fishing boats in the sea.
On this beach, the sea is calm, and although its waters are colder than in the beaches located in the east and south of the island, this has become one of the favorites of those who visit Margarita Island.
This is my entry for SEAPHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST • WEEK 170 - SEA and BOATS, which I discovered thanks to a post by my friend @tengolotodo.
If you made it this far, thank you very much for reading.
January 13, 2022