Las Lajas

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About

If you go to Panama visit Playa Las Lajas. Maybe it is not the best spot for pro surfers, but it can be a good start for beginners. Good athmosphere, foreverlong beach and an different accomodations for every budget.

Atmosphere:
The beach is a preciuos spot, there are various restaurants & places renting bed & cabins. Lajas Club (4 air conditioned rooms + restaurant), La Spiaza Backpacker HOstel & Pizza House (beds & cabins + italian food), La Estrella del Pacifico (cabins, rooms & food), LAs Lajas Beach Resort (high level hotel with swimming pool), Bamboo Cabins (apparently nameless...), Mundo Bar and Panamax.

Additional Info:
Very nice for beginners.
Along the 15 km long wonderfull beach are some special waves- some people who live there know.
There is one spot, where you can rent surfboards and boogyboards. Ask for El Mundo Bar y Restaurante (www.elmundobar.com)
Also La Spiaza Hostel rents boards&has a basic surf shop (www.laspiazapanama.com). The break is located just in front of the restaurant La Estrella del Pacifico, near the end of the main road coming to the beach.
It's better to avoid the river outlets due to strong currents. Better waves from medium to high tide. Higher swells during the winter (may to dec)

Location

Access

Take the Panamericana's road. La playa de las lajas is approximatly one small hour from David city.A la cruce San Felix. Also easy to go there by bus. San Felix is one of the biggest busterminals on the Panamerican.Every Bus stops there.

Walk	Don't know
Public access	Unknown
4x4 required	Unknown
Boat required	Unknown

Wave Characteristics

Type	Beach break
Direction	Right and left
Bottom	Sandy
Power	Powerless
Frequency	Regular (100 days/year)
Normal length	Normal (50 to 150m)
Good day length	Very Long (300 to 500m)

Ideal Conditions

Wind direction	SouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell direction	NorthWest, West, SouthWest
Swell size	Less than 3ft - 10ft+
Tide	Mid and high tide
Tide movement	Rising tide