El Valle del Espíritu Santo[1] is a village near Porlamar, in the Nueva Esparta state of Venezuela.

Founded as the capital of the island in 1529, El Valle del Espíritu Santo is just north of Porlamar.

The village has a pink-and-white church honoring the Virgin of El Valle.

[2] [3] The basilica of Our Lady of El Valle is a building with two main towers.

The figure of the virgin is in the altar, venerated by all the locals and all the fishers from the country, because she is their patron.