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Stretched between Malpaís and Santa Teresa, Playa Carmen is a world-renowned surfing beach, an enormous stretch of white sand known for ideal surf conditions year around and a variety of breaks. The breaks and riptides are less powerful than in some other surfing destination in Costa Rica, making it perfectly suited for beginners.
The beach is popular both with short and long boarders, with long rights and short lefts, and as you go more north the breaks get faster and the walls steeper. Sand bars also change frequently. The wide expanse of beach is also popular for horseback riding and hiking, and has long stretches that are completely deserted, offering space for solitude.
Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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