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Kitesurf Location - Los Roques / Cayo El Muerto ( ID los_roques___cayo_el_muerto )      Hits: 1523
 
You are here: South America > Venezuela > Kitesurf Location - Los Roques / Cayo El Muerto ( ID los_roques___cayo_el_muerto )
Continent: South America
Country: Venezuela
Next Big City (Airport):  Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía
Next Town: Archipielago Los Roques
Latitude:   11.9268
Longitude: -66.6309
Type:
- Island
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Rescue
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food

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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Reefs

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


On one side of this sandbar is perfectly flat, on the other side is almost flat. And about 250m you have a reef with perfects waves of about 2/3 foots, a little bit hazard because of the shallow reef. All around is flat water with only sand at the bottom! And at 10 meters it gets very deep if you want get creative.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None


Only soft white sand, big enough to launch safely.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts
- Shorty


This is the Caribbean. Perfect conditions all year around. No wetsuit needed. Only during winter it can get a bit chilly in the morning or afternoon.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
Wind Type:
- Trade Winds

Best Direction:
- NE
Main Direction:
- NE


The wind season starts in middle November to July with 18-20 knots average. But in the pick of the season you can find 25-30 knots. Northeast trade winds.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Boat
Access:
- No Walk


This is a sand bar in the middle of a group of little islands called Archipielago. It's Southeast of the big island "Gran Roque". Take a flight to Venezuela - Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía. Here transfer to the Domestic Flight´s Terminal and take a flight to "Archipielago Los Roques". At Los Roques ask for the dock, and take a boat (penero) to Los Muertos. Ask for sunbrellas and beverages and the fishermen´s workout something. Remember that you will be sleeping at Gran Roque. From over there you can make day trips to different spots, just ask.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


If you don't have a good level or want to be extra careful ask the fishermen to stay with you at Los Muertos in case you can´t go upwind. Remember it's a sand bar in the middle of nowhere.

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