Punta revolves around the beach. As you will see in the map, Punta is a peninsula, with beaches on both sides of it. The west side is called “La Mansa” (The Calm Side) and the east side is called “La Brava” (The Rough Side).

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As you might imagine, “La Mansa” has calmer waters than “La Brava”, with almost no waves. Somedays the water is so calm it resembles a pool. So if you want to spend a relaxing time in the water, go to “La Mansa”. But if you want to ride waves and have adrenaline rush, then go to “La Brava”.

Once you decide on what side you want to be, you can pick any spot along the coast to get in the sand. As you drive along the shoreline, you will see certain places that “mark” a beach. Those places offer food, drinks and bathrooms, but you don’t have to go to those places, you can go anywhere you want along the shoreline.

If you look in the map, you will see that beaches continue further east. I recommend you drive east to those places, where you’ll find a different scene, younger people and thicker sands. There are lots of things going on over there, but I think I will leave the details for a following post. There is a lot more to cover about this great place!

Have you been to Punta?

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