San Juan Bautista Church.

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Parroquia San Juan Bautista

San Juan Del Sur


The town's pretty peach-and-white church pays homage to San Juan Bautista.


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1. Casa de Cultura

0.21 MILES

Check this arts center for salsa, merengue and bacchata (romantic Dominican dance music) dance lessons, arts exhibits and more. It's also the home of APC…

2. Petroglyph

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There's a spectacular petroglyph not far from town, depicting an enormous and elaborate hunting scene carved perhaps 1500 years ago. To find it, walk…

3. Cristo de la Misericordia

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This 25m statue of Jesus – one of the tallest in the world – overlooks the town from its perch 2km to the north. Take the one-hour hike up from the north…

4. Playa El Coco

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This wide stretch of white sand is hemmed in by headlands at both ends and the water is calm and good for swimming. There's a restaurant and several good…

5. Refugio de Vida Silvestre La Flor

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One of the principal laying grounds for endangered olive ridley and leatherback turtles, this wildlife refuge (locally called by its shorter name, 'La…

6. Iglesia San Francisco de Asis

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Four blocks west of the Parque Central, this beautiful wooden church (1778) is notable for several well-carved saints and an underground tunnel running to…

7. Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro

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8. Museo de Antropología e Historia

13.15 MILES

If you have some time to kill in town, this 200-year-old house is the place to go. Inside you'll find some moth-eaten taxidermy, a wall of myths and…