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Playa Maria's Beach
Maria's Beach near El Faro lies at one end of a
string of small beaches that circle the coast of Centro
Puntas on Rincon's north.
Maria's is often said to be one of Puerto Rico's
four most beautiful sandy beaches. (Others are Domes Beach, Jobos
Beach, and Luquillo's Sandy Beach.)
Maria's is especially popular with surfers because of
"Dogleg Break," its location, easy access and easy parking;
and with
patrons of the equally popular Calypso Cafe & Ttropical Bar from which I
took this picture.
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Pools Beach
Pools Beach, sometime called Pools Harbor,
is a very pretty little cove. It is relatively wide for Puerto Rican
beaches, which is nice for sunning and picnicking.
Pools is also a bit more protected than some
beaches, which makes for better swimming and snorkeling.
Beyond the rocky point at the far end shown here
is Rincon's Sandy Beach. To the left of this picture is Domes
Beach.
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Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach is the main beach in Rincon's
Centro Puntas area.
A number of restaurants, inns, cottages, bars, and
beach and surfing related rental shops are located there.
Like the other beaches here, all were within a
ten-minute drive from our condo. Most would be within a five-minute
walk except the roads wind all around and the undergrowth prevents
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Domes Beach
One of the best known of Rincon's beaches is Domes
Beach, named of course after the famous or infamous nuclear reactor,
popularly called
The Dome.
 Domes Beach is
off El Faro's north end, and is known
world wide for its surfing.
The easiest access to Domes Beach is from the north
end of the El Faro Park, from which I took this picture. |
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Rincon Baleario
Baleario is the public beach in downtown Rincon.
The town has build a small and very pretty park
there with picnic facilities, changing room, lockers, and public
parking.
Baleario is probably the best swimming beach in the
entire area. It is sheltered and wide, and slopes gently into the
ocean, making it easy to wade out quit a way out. Understandably, it
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Barrero Beach
South of Baleario Beach are several hotels, and
marinas, as well as condos, boat rentals and related commercial
establishments. Beaches here are defined by the hotel or condo for
which they serve as waterfronts.
Below the hotel strip are a series of new, high rise
condominiums, but no restaurants or bars, as we learned after two
hours driving down dirt roads.
The beaches here, like Barrero Beach, are more
difficult to get to and are pretty empty. |
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