The Cayos Francisquí also known as Cayos Franciskí (Franciskí Keys), is the name of a group of
Caribbean cays that form part of the
Los Roques Archipelago
The Los Roques Archipelago (Spanish: ''Archipiélago de Los Roques'') is a federal dependency of Venezuela consisting of approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 square kilometers. The archipelago is located dire ...
National Park in northern
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
.
Administratively, as part of the
Los Roques Archipelago
The Los Roques Archipelago (Spanish: ''Archipiélago de Los Roques'') is a federal dependency of Venezuela consisting of approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 square kilometers. The archipelago is located dire ...
, they belong to the Francisco de Miranda Island Territory.
Location
They are located in the Venezuelan Caribbean, north of
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
, west of the Cayo Nordisquí and northeast of
Gran Roque Island, at the northern end of the Los Roques Archipelago National Park.
Member islands
These are three nearby keys of coral origin:
*Francisquí de Abajo
*Francisquí del Medio
*Francisquí de Arriba
Tourism
Due to their proximity to
Gran Roque
Gran Roque is an island, one of the federal dependencies of Venezuela, located in the southeastern Caribbean Sea in the archipelago of Los Roques, which has 1.7 km2 (170 ha) in extent, where the majority of the population lives. The airport i ...
they have become a popular tourist destination, being one of the major attractions of the archipelago with its white sand beaches and a natural swimming pool. Diving, snorkeling and kitesurfing are practiced.
Gallery
Francisqui.jpg,
Francisquí.JPG,
Cayo Francisqui los Roques caribbean sea Venezuela.jpg,
Isla Francisqui en los Roques.jpg,
Restaurant en Cayo Francisqui desde el mar.JPG,
See also
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Geography of Venezuela
Venezuela is a country in South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana. It is situated on major sea and air routes linking North and South America. Located at the northernmost end of ...
References
External links
Location map
Los Roques Archipelago
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