Beaches of Santa Teresa & Mal País
Every named beach along the Santa Teresa & Mal País coast, on one map. Tap a beach for how to get there, what it is good for, and Blue Flag status.
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Playa Manzanillo
A nearshore coral reef shelters the main swimming area from open-ocean swell.
- Swimming
- Surfing
- Snorkeling
Playa Hermosa Blue Flag
A long, flat, sandy break with a double wave makes it the area's main beginner surf beach.
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Walking
Playa Santa Teresa Blue Flag
The town's central beach, known locally in part as La Lora, with consistent sandbar surf peaks.
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Sunsets
Playa Carmen
The road-junction beach known as El Cruce, the geographic center of the Santa Teresa/Mal Pais strip.
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Sunsets
Playa Mal Pais
The area's working fishing pier, where the day's catch comes in each afternoon.
- Surfing
- Tide pools
- Sunsets
Playa Mar Azul
Natural volcanic-rock tide pools nearby, some deep enough to soak in at low tide.
- Surfing
- Tide pools
- Wildlife
Playa Los Suecos
Considered the best snorkeling spot on this stretch of coast, bordering the Cabo Blanco reserve.
- Snorkeling
- Swimming
- Tide pools