After exploring the eastern part of Tocuchare Beach, I decided to take a shortcut through an alley that led to the community, and so I set off on a new adventure. It was my first time visiting this area, so I walked with the curiosity of a little girl at every new discovery.



The community has changed a lot, although you can still see some modest homes whose residents raise poultry such as chickens, hens, roosters, and ducks. You can also see lemon trees and plantations of bananas and plantains. Fishing is clearly the main commercial activity, and family gardens remain a tradition that’s still very much alive.


Without a doubt, Tocuchare has grown considerably; vacation homes and businesses are interspersed among the other residences. About twenty years ago, the beachfront stretched farther; now there are more buildings, showing that people prefer to live very close to the beach.
As we walked down another alley, we noticed something interesting: an underground well from which fresh water was flowing. Several children were there, drawing several liters to take home. Discovering wells is also an ancient tradition of our grandparents, who would dig into porous rock formations to extract filtered water—rainwater that had pooled underground.


In the past, drinking water was filtered through stones; it was common to see jar stands in homes, with heavy jar stones on top and a collecting vessel below. It took several hours to fill a jug because of the slow process, so people would fill the stone at night to have water in the jar by dawn.



During my exploration, I also came across several gardens with flowering plants; of course, I couldn’t miss one of the most popular ones, the Trinitaria. It’s worth noting that this community has a school that has been in operation for decades, as well as an attractive sports field that was recently reopened.
Luego de explorar la zona este de la playa Tocuchare, decidí tomar un atajo por un callejón que conducía a la comunidad, así empecé una nueva aventura. Era la primera vez que visitaba esta zona, así que caminaba con la curiosidad de una niña ante cada nuevo descubrimiento.



La comunidad ha cambiado mucho, aunque aún se perciben algunas viviendas humildes cuyos habitantes se dedican a la cría de aves comestibles tales como pollos, gallinas, gallos y patos. También se observan árboles de limón y siembras de cambur y de plátano. Se entiende que la pesca es la principal actividad comercial y los huertos familiares han sido una tradición que todavía mantiene vigencia.


Sin duda, Tocuchare ha crecido de forma considerable, casas vacacionales y negocios se entremezclan con el resto de las viviendas. Hace unos veinte años atrás, la orilla de playa tenía una mayor extensión, ahora hay más edificaciones, mostrando que las personas prefieren una casa muy cerca de la playa.
Recorriendo otro callejón, nos fijamos en una curiosidad, un pozo subterráneo, del cual emanaba agua dulce, era visitado por varios niños que sacaban varios litros para llevarlos a sus casas. Descubrir pozos es también una antigua tradición de nuestros abuelos, quienes cavaban en formaciones de rocas porosas para extraer agua filtrada, proveniente de la lluvia, que permanece estancada en el subsuelo.


Antes el agua para beber era filtrada con piedras, era común observar tinajeros en las casas, con las pesadas piedras de tinaja arriba y el recipiente recolector debajo. Había que esperar varias horas para llenar una jarra debido a la lentitud del proceso, por ello se procuraba llenar la piedra en la noche para amanecer con agua en la tinaja.



También en mi exploración me percaté de diferentes jardines con plantas florales, no podía faltar una de las más populares que es la Trinitaria. Para destacar que esta comunidad cuenta con una escuela que tiene décadas en funcionamiento y también una vistosa cancha que fue reinaugurada recientemente.
✓Photos from my personal gallery, edited with Fotocollage.
✓Text translated with DeepL.
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Tocuchare Beach seems to be a place that combines true natural beauty. I really love places like this they're magnificent.
That's right, it's a beautiful place with lots of spots to explore. Best regards...
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You really made a meaningful exploration and its nice you make time to visit the gardens with those beautiful flowers. One thing that I also look forward in new place that I visit is to see what are the flowers in that place.
That's right, flowers are one of my favorite subjects to photograph. Not to mention all the wildlife around here. Best regards.