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Snorkeling at Playa Conchal

Snorkeling at Playa Conchal

At Playa Conchal, there is a stand where they rent a snorkel, mask, and fins, for US $5/hour. This was the only beach where we found you could rent the equipment on a walk-up basis.

One corner of the beach is somewhat protected from the waves by some rocks and the corner of the bay, and that's where you snorkel. The snorkeling was really pretty good and we saw yellow-and-black striped zebra fish, angel fish, little irridescent blue fish, bigger schools of regular silver fish, 3-foot long needle nosed fish, rainbow colored parrot fish, a leopard fish, a really big clam, an eel, and a nice assortment of other multi-colored tropical fish.

Playa Conchal is unique among the Costa Rica Pacific beaches in that it is made of small pieces of shells instead of finely grained sand. Unless you're staying at the big Conchal Reserve resort, to get to the beach, you park at Brasilito, then walk 1 km across Playa Brasilito's grey sand to get to Conchal. Or you can rent 4-wheelers in Brasilito and drive them over. Some people did drive their cars along the Brasilito beach, crossing one very small stream, to get to Conchal, but the people at my hotel said I shouldn't do that. But there didn't seem to be any problems for those who did. If you decide to walk, it is a pleasant 15 minute walk along Brasilito to get to Conchal.

Playa Conchal also has some souvenir stands at the resort entrance and jet-ski and kayak rentals.

From journal The Green and Gold of Costa Rica

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