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Size of beach
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Length of shoreline- 2 miles
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Distance from water to sand- about 200 meters
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Sand type
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White and artificial
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Water Appearance
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Blue but not transparent and with seaweed
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Cleanliness
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It is clean with numerous trash cans and people
patrolling
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Water Temperature
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Super nice
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Shade availability
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Benches and shade available everywhere
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Safety
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Not safe for swimming long distances. In
addition, there are free drinks available everywhere including 100 feet from
the edge of the water so swimming for a long time is not recommended.
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Available Activities
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Partying/ beautiful women congregating
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Food and drink/ disposal
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Sports
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Soccer and dancing led by hotel staff
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Level of Calm
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Current too strong for swimming
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Animals
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I did not see any
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Plant Life/ Other
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Seaweed/kelp
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Coconut trees/ providing shade but also crabs
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Access
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Is it a private beach and the Cuban police do
not play
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Price
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Included in the resort
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Land Pests
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None
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Other
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Overall Beach Vibe
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This beach is something of a conundrum in that
the water is blue but it is not transparent. Also, the Cuban government transported
the sand from Havana to Varadero, which has altered the quality of the beach, and makes the sand rock hard past 6 inches. Also, this beach is attached to an
all-inclusive resort, so free drinks, and cups and straws, abound. The staff is
diligent about keeping the beach clean but there is still some trash as there is in all party beaches. That said, the partying is off the chain.
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The reason that I rank this beach lower than Maracas in Trinidad is that the government restricts access to this beach to tourists who are there
specifically to party. Maracas is mostly for Trinidadian people who are not
there only to party. It is more of a mix of the general population. There are very few Cubans who are not working for the resorts on this beach.
o
Here, the reason this party beach is actually so
good is because people visit specifically to party and the drinks are free and
ubiquitous. Moreover, although a tourist CANNOT hook up with a Cuban woman or
man in Varadero, the police explicitly forbid this, people go there to party
and hook up.
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PROS
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Blue waters
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Free drinks
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Friendly people there to party
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CONS
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Seaweed
· Strong current
Restricted beach access
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