Bahía Potrero

Introducing Bahía Potrero

This stretch of bay is separated from Playa Flamingo by a rocky headland. Although the overdeveloped nightmare that is Playa Flamingo can be seen across the bay, monkeys can still be heard in the trees here, and you don’t have to worry about coked-up retirees spoiling your groove. Unfortunately, by the time you read this things will probably be different, as the hillsides were being zoned for villas and condos at the time of writing.

Several undeveloped beaches are strung along the bay. The black-sand beach is Playa Prieta, the white-sand beach is Playa Penca, and Playa Potrero, the biggest, is somewhere in between – these names, it should be noted, are used loosely. Hotels on the beaches rent water-sports equipment. The rocky islet 10km due west of Playa Pan de Azúcar is Isla Santa Catalina, a popular diving spot.

There’s a small community at Potrero, just beyond the northern end of the beach. This is where the bus line ends, though the beaches here don’t get the weekend rush found at Brasilito.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009