Istmo Caribe reflection on the Tacarigua Lake
Nearest Area
VENEZUELA Anzoátegui State
Town
El Hatillo Anzoátegui
Description
The Laguna de Tacarigua is located in Miranda State, in the central north region of Venezuela, between 10 ° 11'30 "and 10 ° 20'20" north latitude and between 65 ° 41'10 "and 65 ° 57 '20 "west longitude. It has an area of a permanent coastal lagoon of 7,800 ha and 1.2 m of average depth, separated from the sea by a restinga, coastal bar or isthmus of 28.8 km long and 300-1,000 m wide which formed by the action of the sea current that runs along said coast in East-West direction
On February 13, 1974 the Laguna de Tacarigua and 39,100 ha in the vicinity of the lagoon form the Laguna de Tacarigua National Park.