Last year I showed you one of the Surf Shops in La Antigua Guatemala and talked about surfing in Guatemala in general. Here’s the the quote from the August 28th, 2007 entry: Actually, you can get straight down to the Pacific Ocean in about 45 to 60 minutes (depends on your safety level while driving) … Read more
The waves are getting closer to La Antigua Guatemala. So it is no surprise to find a “surf shop” in a Spanish colonial town embedded between coffee plantations, flower farms and volcanoes.
Actually, you can get straight down to the Pacific Ocean in about 45 to 60 minutes (depends on your safety level while driving) through one of the most beautiful stretches of road in Guatemala, known simply as Carretera 14 (road #14) and then the highway in Escuintla. Two prime beaches for surfing are Monterrico and Sipacate, both of them about two hours from La Antigua Guatemala.