Adicora

Adícora is a village located north east coast of the Paraguaná Peninsula, in Venezuela, specifically in the Falcón Municipality and 24 kilometers south of the island of Aruba.

Is accessible by road or air (by plane). It is a shallow beach, protected by reefs, fresh water, more swell than western. In the town of Adícora are several inns, like residences for rental accommodation and diversity of restaurants. Due to the strong winds that are there, it has become an international centre for the practice of kiteboarding and windsurfing.

Etymology

Adícora means "Jajatal", halophytic grass of brackish land. This indigenous voice originally was "jadícuar", has been going through "jatícora" for "jadícora" for "aríkula" until today "Adícora".

Climate

Climate, warm and tropical (28 °C - 34 °C), its shallow warm waters. Northern Beaches offer flat water; South beaches are, chop, sailing and surfing swell of 8-10 feet, its winds "side-onshore" of East - Northwest constant throughout the year, the strongest during the months of February to September (6Bft hard) and milder during the months of October to January (4Bft + hard). May is the windiest month.

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Coordinates: 11°56′N 69°48′W / 11.933°N 69.800°W