Pacific Coast Travel Guide
Surfers, biological reserves, black beaches and laid back villages
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The Pacific coastline of Guatemala stretches for 250km from the Mexican border in the west to the border of El Salvador in the east. The region is characterized by black volcanic sandy beaches on the coast, backed by mangrove swamps and lush, subtropical forests further inland.
For relaxing and swimming, Monterrico has a wide sandy beach with plenty of places to sample the local seafood. Nearby is the Biotopo Monterrico-Hawaii nature reserve, an important turtle nesting ground and hatchery which also breeds caimans, iguanas and freshwater turtles for release into the wild. The area is also great for bird-watching and an exploration of the reserve’s mangrove swamps can be made by kayak.
Located inside the Parque Natural Sipacate-Naranjo, the village of Sipacate has the best beach for surfing, with waves averaging around six feet and which are most consistent between December and April.
To really get away from it all there are other smaller villages with un-crowded beaches such as Tilapa, close to the border of Mexico.
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