Zipacate

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About

Beautyful place, long Beach for endless walks, Good waves, nice people, no Crowds, no Hassle.
I´ll add some Pictures later.

Atmosphere:
Very special Place,there´s a big Lagoon in the back you can rent a Canoe to paddle around ,loads of Birds and mozzies of course in the lagoon.
Dolphins and Turtles in the Sea (check with the Locals on Full moon nights for Turtle watching.
Nice Staff at the "Rancho Carillo" if you want to camp leave your Stuff with Them ask for "Roberto"
Definetly the best in Guatemala we been to Puerto Escondido before and its almost as good especially the big Waves are better to handle and during the week, you`ll be the only ones out there.

Additional Info:
Morning from 6.00 am to noon or late afternoon

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Access

Take a Bus either from Guatemala city to Escuintla or from Escuintla to Zipacate directly takes about 5 hrs (Chickenbus!)
From Zipacate town Boat pickup service to the "Rancho Carillo" nice wooden houses from 5 to 10 $ US p.P. Restaurant and cooking facilities available.
Annual Surf Contest of the Guatemala Surf association in mid September.
We took part and it was great Fun, definitly!!!

WalkInstant access (<5 min)
Public accessYes
4x4 requiredUnknown
Boat requiredUnknown
Wave Characteristics
TypeSandbar
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Powerful
FrequencyDon't know
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300m)
Ideal Conditions
Wind directionWest
Swell directionSouthEast, East
Swell size3ft-5ft - 16ft and over
TideAll tides
Tide movementDon't know
Crowd
WeekEmpty
WeekendFew surfers
Dangers

None

Videos

None

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