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Puerto Chino Beach

Ecuador
5.0 of 5 stars 10 Reviews
Type: Beaches
Most recent review
- Mar 5, 2012
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Oklahoma
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60 reviews 60 reviews
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 5, 2012

We visited puerto chino as part of a private tour just for the two of us. The trail to the beach is nice and good to see the vegetation. The beach was nice and not too open like some other beaches we saw during our trip. The currents, however are strong and they even have a warning about this. Again... More

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Aurora, Canada
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21 reviews 21 reviews
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 17, 2012
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Part of our GAP adventure trip was a visit to this "secluded beach". We biked to the beach from downtown, about a 15-20 bike ride, and walked in about 1 km. The beach was fantastic. One of the highlights of our 7 day trip to the Galapagos. Sea lions, all over the place. We went scuba diving and it was... More

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Astoria, New York
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5 reviews 5 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 29, 2011
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This beach is beautiful and full of sea turtles. We also saw blue footed boobies diving for their fish. We were warned by several locals that the undercurrents here are quite strong and that there have been several deaths here. More

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Portland, Oregon
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12 reviews 12 reviews
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 28, 2011
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I'm currently working on my Master's degree and living on San Cristobal Island for three months. Puerto Chino is one of my FAVORITE places in the Galapagos. If you have the time this is an excellent place to visit. The beach is moderately sized and has fine white sand and space to spread out. The waves are great here -... More

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Porto Alegre, RS
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24 reviews 24 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 22, 2011
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This beach is great!! A sandy beach, great snorkeling (use wetsuit) , with turtles, sea lions....It`s far, you need to take a taxi (it`s very cheap) and there do a little trial, easy one. But it worth... More

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London, United Kingdom
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 2, 2011
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I visited on a sunny day with blue skies and I can honestly say it was the most beautiful beach I have ever been to. The sand was unbelievably soft, the sea was green and blue and really warm - the waves are huge so it is known as the "jumping beach" - we certainly did a lot of jumping... More

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Guayaquil, Ecuador
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9 reviews 9 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 29, 2012
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Lima, Peru
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4 reviews 4 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 16, 2012
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Guayaquil, Ecuador
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 30, 2011
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Mar del Plata, Argentina
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 12, 2011
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