April 2010 News

From high to low  07.04.2010

As a touristic place certainly El Yaque has to deal with various high and low seasons. The change from very high Season during Semana Santa, where every single room at the Island of Margarita seems to be overbooked, to low season right after the easter week is a very drastic one. From one day to the next the people vanished and only vew Wind and Kitesurfers remain at the now large looking beach. Usually it lasts around two months before the national tourists decide to come back to their Island and to fill up the hotels. Lower flight and Hotel prices now bring more european tourists back to El Yaque for a couple of weeks, right before the Margarita Wildwinds assure another high season week

The Kite Corner  06.04.2010

Besides the daily news, 1498 El Yaque News is always up to inform about the Village and the people living and working in El Yaque. Today it is all about the Core kitesurf Center Pro Kitegua :

In the Kitesurf Corner, the launching area for the Kitesurfers, a small Kitesurfer Center opened his doors in 2007 and since than kept on growing. Pro Kitegua, the Core Kitesurfcenter now not only provides Kitesurf Lessons and Supervisions,Daytrips for Kitesurfers, Travels to Los Roques, Canaima and Tortuga and the Pro Kitegua Shop have become part of the still growing business

The Semana Santa Resume  05.04.2010

It is THE week of the year, people in and outside El Yaque talk about the famous Semana Santa all year long. Some like it, others really don´t like it and for some it is just also THE business of the year. The first very full Semana Santa weeks have been in the years 2003 and 2004, when El Yaque was pushed to be the number one Party place for the easter week. What followed was pure chaos also in the years after, with way too many people and cars for the tiny little village. Now, with soem years of experience, some things have changed, much more parking lots, a second exit road, the military observing the Beaches and the private security service making a really good job. Already in 2009 a little less people had come to visit El Yaque for the mayor parties and in 2010 again less people drove their way down to the very south of the Island of Margarita. Only at the Shampam, El Yaque Paradise and Cafe Local Bars the party has been celebrated, mostly after 5 p.m. while in previous years it last all day long. Possibly the Wind and Kitesurf Centers will not even be forced to close their gates during the easter week in the future

Semana Santa is Shampam ??  04.04.2010

The easterweek "Semana Santa" used to be THE Party week of the year. Already in 2009 more and more families instead of Party people came to El Yaque Beach to enjoy a week at the Beach, watching the Wind and Kitesurfers. In 2010 the Party is located at one point, the Shampam Bar rocks the Beach together with Venezuelas Top DJ´s like Hip Hop DJ Colly, DJ Ele, DJ Nano, DJ Vic. Mendez and Shampam Owner DJ Irak and the who is who of Venezuela move their hips to the beats together with the rest of the crowds

Cartagena Kite Contest  03.04.2010

One more time the El Yaque wind athletes prooved why they are considered some of the best in the world. Top Kiteboarder Aquiles Zabala, who was sent to the Colombian Kitesurf Competition in beautiful Cartagena by the Shampam Bar, Solokite Shop and the Margarita Extreme Kitecenter, paid it all back by winning the Freestyle Category . With not too strong winds and some small winds Zabala managed to perform at his best and leave his opponents behind

Stucked  02.04.2010

What would be the best to do after a long day at the Beach with quite some alcohol an lots of music and party ? Stucked in the traffic might not be what people think of exactly after a sunny Beachday and only hours before the Party continues in the City of Porlamar, but that´s normal Semana Santa life at the entire Island. The Security service and police working extra hours to avoid chaos as much as possible, some people partying in the traffic while others try hard to find new ways out of El Yaque, by destroying some of the nature and it has all just begun. Between friday and sunday it will be the peak of the Party and chaos week.

New Restaurant  01.04.2010

At the end and very windward side of El Yaque, right in front of the Kite launching area, a new Restaurant has just been opened two days ago. With the CANOA another nice Restaurant can be visited in the little village. The exquisite ambience right at the Beach surely will be a very good place for lunch or dinner while watching the Kitesurfers flying in front of customers eyes