Dog walks by fishing shack in Cubagua Island, Venezuela.
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Cavan Images / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
BC3215File size:
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5200 x 3450 px | 44 x 29.2 cm | 17.3 x 11.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 February 2009Location:
Cubagua Island VenezuelaPhotographer:
Meridith Kohut / Aurora PhotosMore information:
A fisherman's shack waves the flag of the Venezuelan Socialist Party among historical ruins on February 19, 2009 in Cubagua Island, Venezuela. The ruins of New Cadiz, one of the first New World trade depots colonized 500 years ago by Spanish explorers for its vast wealth of pearls is now virtually uninhabited. Archaeologists are critical of the Venezuelan government for failing to better preserve the ruins and are frustrated with the limited access the government is permitting them with to continue their research. on Cubagua Island, Venezuela. The ruins of New Cadiz, one of the first New World trade depots colonized 500 years ago by Spanish explorers for its vast wealth of pearls is now virtually uninhabited. Archaeologists are critical of the Venezuelan government for failing to better preserve the ruins and are frustrated with the limited access the government is permitting them with to continue their research.