Beach Bar

El Vaquero Beach Bar

Tamarindo, Guanacaste · $$

Verified against live sources on August 13, 2026

El Vaquero is a beach bar built into the sand at Witch's Rock Surf Camp, with a live band stage and stools placed close enough to the water that waves reach the edge of the bar at high tide. It runs a daily sunset happy hour with live music from 4 to 7pm.

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