Mochima (Land of many waters)

Yesterday, after long nine years, I went back to one of the most gorgeous beaches in Venezuela: Mochima.

It has been a while since I last posted on Hive, partly due to the isolation we experience in my little hometown (crappy internet and continuous electricity problems). it was nice to be out of town for a change and to be able to post here again. Allow me to show you these beauties. Enjoy the ride.

We drove on my brother-in-law’s bus. I went with my mother, my sister, my daughter, and some other friends. From the town of Mochima to one of the many beaches the boats charge about $40. We paid $30 because the guy who drives my brother-in-law’s bus knows some of the guys who own boats in the area and he got us a good discount. Renting a tarpaulin or seat by the beach was $10.

Mochima is a National Park located between the cities of Cumaná (about 50 mins drive) and Barcelona. It is about 95,000 hectares of beaches and islands with the most pristine waters and ecosystem in the region.

Years ago, around this time of the year, these beaches would be crowded. I noticed that even though the beaches are equally beautiful, there were very few tourists (most of them local or like me, from nearby areas within the same state). The beach must have been about 40% of their capacity.

Most tourist had brought with them all the things they would consume (food and drinks). The restaurants provide all kinds of marine food, but the dishes were a bit pricy (for our people’s budgets), starting at $10; that explained the vacancies.

Here I am pretending I can do this every weekend. I can get used to this, though.

It is obvious that the economic hardships we have been facing have considerably limited local tourists’ expenses and the overall political issues have scared away foreign tourists.

It was better that way, though. We had a wonderful time and my daughter, who had never come here, had the best time.

The attention at the beach was VIP. the local people who run all the rentals and the restaurants were very nice.

I hope to come back soon. I have to thank my sister and my brother-in-law for helping make this vacation trip a reality. Even though I live in a town by the sea (Rio Caribe), Mochima is a paradise at another level. Besides, it is always nice to visit other places, even if it is the smae kind of scenery.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

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