SAN JUAN DEL SUR
NICARAGUA ~ SOUTHERN PACIFIC COAST
Easygoing San Juan del Sur is the hub for exploration of Nicaragua's toned-and-tanned southern Pacific beaches. The town itself, with its clapboard Victorian houses, a towering statue of Christ on a neighboring hillside and a steady influx of young and beautiful international travelers and surfers, is quite fun, with a good range of dining, drinking, shopping and nightlife venues.
And while the once-sleepy fishing village does sit on an amazing stretch of coastline – its half-moon, brown-sugar beach is pretty for a sunset stroll and seeing the town sites – there are even more amazing beaches to the south or north. Top it all off with a string of world-class surfing enclaves located within easy distance of town, and you have all the workings to kick off an amazing adventure in paradise.
A towering, contemporary Christ statue stands on a cliff above the town’s bay. Near a creek on the outskirts is an ancient petroglyph. South along the coast, olive ridley turtles breed at La Flor Nature Reserve.
There are several great opportunities to own in the amazing stretch of Nicaragua including the surf & yoga retreat, Rancho Cecilia.