La Tortuga Island

La Tortuga (Spanish Isla La Tortuga ) is only occasionally by fishermen inhabited island in the Caribbean Sea, about 170 km north-east of Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, and about 75 km south-west of Margarita Island. At La Tortuga include three smaller, uninhabited islands ( Cayo Herradura and the two Los tortuguillos ). Geographically, the island is one of the Windward Islands, administratively to the Venezuelan Dependencias Federales ( Federal Territories ).

In the 17th century, La Tortuga was a notorious hideout for pirates, as it is the only one of the islands in the region, which has significant freshwater sources. The Tortuga However, as the pirate stronghold of greater historical fame as the other islands of that name, is the north of Hispaniola located and now belonging to Haiti Ile de la Tortue.

At La Tortuga is a small nature runway for bush planes; this is mostly used by Venezuelans, make the weekend with the private plane there an excursion.