| When one thinks of the ultimate in luxury holiday | | | | the use of desalination plants and wells, and to |
| breaks, the Caribbean may spring to mind immediately; | | | | preserve this incredibly important natural asset by |
| after all the region is a paradise of sun kissed islands | | | | encouraging the careful development of all tourism |
| whose shores are caressed by warm azure sea | | | | related amenities and facilities. Constructors of the |
| waters and often blessed with a backdrop of gently | | | | new luxurious resorts that Isla Margarita is becoming |
| swaying palms, magnificent mountains and inhabited by | | | | famous for, such as the Caracola Beach and Spa |
| friendly and welcoming people. But would you consider | | | | Resort on the outskirts of the beautiful and vibrant city |
| the Caribbean region to be one where environmental | | | | of Porlamar, have been challenged with the task of |
| consciousness is at the forefront of tourism | | | | constructing in an eco sensitive way, of making |
| development, where sustainability and ecological | | | | properties for sale thermally efficient, of harnessing |
| concerns dominate current property and hotel | | | | and utilising the sunshine that Isla Margarita has in |
| developer thinking for example? | | | | abundance for solar power... |
| Perhaps not - but there is a corner of the Caribbean | | | | Mark Andrew from Emerging Earth, experts on the |
| where a successfully emerging holiday market is being | | | | development of Isla Margarita as a luxury Caribbean |
| carefully crafted to ensure that the biodiversity, | | | | travel destination comments: "developments such as |
| stunning natural landscape and environmental | | | | the Caracola Beach and Spa Resort are indeed |
| preciousness of the location is protected, preserved | | | | fulfilling the environmental and ecological objective as |
| and even enhanced. Surprisingly perhaps, this corner of | | | | laid out by the forward thinking Venezuelan |
| the Caribbean is Isla Margarita, the off shore tourism | | | | government. The properties for sale and rent within the |
| paradise belonging to one of the world's largest oil | | | | development use the latest and best construction |
| producers, namely Venezuela. | | | | methods and materials, what's more, the development |
| When one thinks of Venezuela it's unlikely one would | | | | itself, like the other five star resorts on the island, |
| think of the nation as having a green conscience, and | | | | utilises rather than abuses the natural attributes that Isla |
| yet one would be oh so wrong, because Venezuela's | | | | Margarita has in abundance." |
| president and government are totally committed to the | | | | With this level of commitment to the preservation of |
| preservation of the nation's perfection and beauty - no | | | | the island, made famous for the perfect pearls that |
| matter what it may cost the likes of mining and oil | | | | explorers found off its shores hundreds of years ago, |
| extraction companies. The president Hugo Chavez | | | | Isla Margarita's stunning national parks, white sandy |
| recently stated: "we are an oil producing country and | | | | beaches and abundance of rare and incredible flora |
| that obligates us to take even more care of the | | | | and fauna such as its sea horses and flamingos, |
| environment-on an extreme level-and to avoid | | | | hawks and pelicans will be safe from insensitive over |
| contamination, and to reduce contamination in all areas: | | | | development and from unethical tourism. As we are all |
| earth, water and air." And nowhere are his green | | | | being encouraged increasingly to do what we can to |
| policies more evident than on the island of Isla | | | | preserve this amazing planet of ours, it's good to know |
| Margarita, which is central and absolutely key to the | | | | that there are nations taking their responsibilities very |
| entire nation's travel and tourism generated GDP. | | | | seriously, and passing on their own principles and |
| The island was one of the first parts of the entire | | | | ideologies to everyone from the property developer |
| country to benefit from complete water treatment | | | | behind a luxurious beach and spa resort, to the visitors |
| coverage for example, and today the local authorities | | | | which are ever increasing in number year after year in |
| are working hard to enhance water supplies through | | | | Isla Margarita. |