The history of Margarita island
“the Pearl of the Caribbean”

When the world famous explorer Christopher Columbus 1498 made his third voyage to America he discovered this island. He baptized the island “La Margarita”, the Greek word for “Pearls” since he noticed that the seabed was laden with pearls.

The legend says that there once upon time existed pearls big as eggs from a dove on this island.

The name was later changed by the Spanish monarchs to Isla de Margarita to honour the princess from Austria who was to marry the Spanish Prince Don Juan.

Today the revenues from the pearls have been replaced by the industry of tourism. Because who can resist totally 50 high qualitative beaches scattered along a 106 miles of coastline?

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