Most of its people live in the developed eastern part, which has some wooded areas and fertile valleys. The western part, the Peninsula de Macanao, is hotter and more barren, with scrub, sand dunes and marshes. Wild deer, goats and hares roam the interior, but four-wheel drive vehicles are needed to penetrate it. The entrance to the Peninsula de Macanao is a pair of hills known as Las Tetas de Mar a Guevara, a national monument covering 1,670 ha. The climate is exceptionally good, but rain is scant.
Water is piped from the mainland but water trucks also deliver to resorts to keep up with demand.
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