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Town Beach, Of San Juan del Sur

The Beach Early Afternoon
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In the early afternoon, the beach appeared calm and relaxed. Small boats lay anchored just off shore. Here the view was from the deck of a restaurant looking off to the southwest.


Town Beach   •  San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 17 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:44:46 Sunday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2261
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The View Looking North
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The city beach curved around a small bay. Big hotels and expensive homes dotted the hills to the north.


Town Beach   •  San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 17 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:46:44 Sunday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2263
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Small Rowboat On Shore
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A small rowboat had been pulled up onto shore, just beyond the reach of an ebbing tide.


Town Beach   •  San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 17 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:26:57 Sunday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2324
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Restaurants Lined The Shore
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Restaurants were built on the beach with their backs open to the bay. These restaurants had their main entrances on the street that paralleled the beach.


Town Beach   •  San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 17 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:29:35 Sunday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2329
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The Local Beach Access
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Local access was at the southern end of the beach. Here the local residents enjoyed the beach.


Town Beach   •  San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 17 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:29:45 Sunday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2332
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Soccer On The Beach
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The town lacked a soccer field, so soccer practice was held on the beach.


Town Beach   •  San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 17 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:29:53 Sunday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2333
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Few Braved The Water
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Two lads swam out into the waist deep water of the bay. The fact that the bay was shallow was evident from the lack of keel boats anchored off shore.


Town Beach   •  San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 17 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:30:41 Sunday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2335
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Restaurant Row
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There was no shortage of restaurants that lined the shore. This was the part of town that woke up and partied all night. Notice words scrawled in sand.


Town Beach   •  San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 17 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:31:29 Sunday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2339
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No Lifeguard That Day
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A lifeguard station was present on the beach, but unoccupied that day. Behind it, on the sidewalk, tables were set up to sell locally created goods.


Town Beach   •  San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 17 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:32:23 Sunday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2341
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