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  • Regan T
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    It's mother nature at her creativeness

    Loved the long walk to the beach- saw iguanas and sand crabs along the way. The view on the beach is great! There's done sandy shore and rocky parts to climb. You can get to another beach on the rig...

    Reviewed on Apr 19, 2023
  • laurenmW1451TO
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    ROBBED AT KNIFE POINT

    Be careful on this beach. We walked quite far along, beyond Banana Azul, sat down to rest and were robbed by two men with a machete and big piece of wood. They were very threatening and aggressive. Th...

    Reviewed on Apr 16, 2023
  • RowanH336
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    Good for walking but not so much for swimming

    This black sand beach is located adjacent to the bus station on the northern side of town. It’s black sand makes for an interesting experience as it’s quite powdery and almost silt like. Unfortunately...

    Reviewed on Nov 12, 2022
  • brianm23
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    black sand magic

    Super fine black sand beach, beautiful water, and lovely weather, combined to make this a great beach to visit.

    Reviewed on Jun 28, 2022
  • Anya H
    Anya H
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    The wrath does not know the limits

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    Horrible! The wrath also seems to be no borders here. I traveled here in December 2019, 2021 and 2023 each. 2019 was already limitable, 2021 I just wanted to leave quickly. Today ber...

    Reviewed on Dec 9, 2023