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Vessels and wooden boat Marine mammals Fish and turtles Marine invertebrates
Internal patio
Small-scale fishing The Venezuelan sea
Left staircase Hallway Right staircase
Entrance and info External patio Whale skeleton
Marine aquariums

Boats showed

  • Balandra: A sloop or single-masted sail boat with a continuous deck running the entire length of the boat; main sails consisting of a mainsail, a fore-topmast staysail, and a jib; and secondary sails consisting of a mizzen top gallant sail and a gaff topsail. It was used for cabotage. It was between 14 and 18 m long, its beam was between 4 and 5 m, and it had a depth of hold of between 2 and 2.25 m.

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