![]() The film shows local men on fishing boats drop nets (07:55) and, then with the help of other members of the town, pull in the massive nets. The couple look at a rock formation next to the water (07:27), while a little farther out at sea, birds roost on a larger rock. He then walks along a sandy beach with the woman, stopping to climb a tree and fetch her a coconut. Later, the man strolls along a rocky shoreline as waves crash about him. In the bay, the two tourists go waterskiing. The film then goes to the town and harbor of Juangriego (05:50), showing viewers a church. The tourists walk out on top of an old fort that affords a good view of Margarita (05:02). A Venezuelan archeologist shows a vase he found while he was excavating a site (04:20). The man and the woman decide to look for oysters themselves, and they put on flippers and snorkels and go out snorkeling (03:49). ![]() The divers give several oysters to the tourists, who walk up. On the beach, the divers go through the oysters looking for pearls. ![]() In the bay, a man puts on a mask and dives off a boat to hunt for pearl-bearing oysters (02:39). They visit a shop where a local woman sews a hat for the female tourist (02:15). Two tourists, a man and a woman, arrive at Porlamar’s airport (01:33). Men drive donkey-drawn carts from the beach, sharing the road with automobiles. The film opens with a shot of boats off the shore of Margarita, presumably near the main town of Porlamar. The film, likely from the 1940s and narrated by Jack Costello, gives viewers a look at the Caribbean island off the coast of South America. Margarita is a short travel film produced by the Hamilton Wright Organization for the Government of Venezuela.
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