Dreams La Mareas (part 2) Playa El Jobo

The quiet fishing village of El Jobo is well-known to locals for its gorgeous beaches.  It is located on a small peninsula in the northwest corner of Guanacaste, near the Nicaragua border making it one of the most secluded beach destinations in Costa Rica.  The El Jobo Peninsula is surrounded on three sides by the picturesque Pacific Ocean which is lined with scenic rock outcroppings separated by beautiful tropical beaches. To the north, there is the wind-blown Bahia Salinas.  The protected Bahia Jobo is to the west and the Golfo de Santa Elena is to the south.

Playa El Jobo is a natural beach with warm water that's calm enough to swim in and wavy enough to ride a boogie board. There are plenty of sunbeds and hammocks set up, and drink service is available. By law, all beaches in Costa Rica are open to the public, so expect to share the sands with non-guests and vendors walking up and down the beach.

 

Water sports here include paddle boarding, snorkeling, and wave runners.

 If you are anything like me, sitting and watching the tide roll in or the waves crashing into the beach, would be the ideal pastime. 

 Photographing the view becomes a natural thing in this case.

This beach had enough action, to keep me shooting for a long time.

 

 

I decided not put the photos in any particular order, just random captures from different times of the day taken during the course of of our stay.

 

Since it is a public/private beach, somewhat private in the sense that there are security guards stationed around the beach (all part of the resort) to ensure that the guests are not hassled too much by vendors, one does find people camping further down the beach.

 I found this camping site on one of my walks.

Next post.....evening view of the area.