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Surf town in Guatemala
Photo: Tucker Sherman, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
El Paredón is a sleepy fishing village on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. Surfers regard it as one of the best surfing beaches in Central America. Naturalists visit the lagoons and mangrove swamps along the river and in the adjacent Sipacate-Naranjo National Park to see nesting sea turtles and more than 100 species of waterfowl who nest in the protected wetlands.
By bus
If you're feeling adventurous, you can use the Chicken bus like the locals do. Use the Transpacifico Sur bus from Centra-Sur bus terminal in Villa Nueva (also called CENMA).
The town is small and easily traversed by walking since it's only a few blocks long. You'll want to hire a taxi for longer trips, perhaps to visit other nearby beaches.
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