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Playa Resaca
Culebra · Puerto Rico
The short version, from the cited sources
A wild, roadless beach on Culebra's north coast inside the national wildlife refuge, reached only on foot over Monte Resaca. Leatherback turtles nest here between April and June and the beach is closed at night during the season.
- Country
- Puerto Rico (PR)
- Region
- North America
- Sand
- Pale
- Water
- Exposed atlantic, strong surf
- Administrative area
- Culebra
- Timezone
- America/Puerto_Rico
- Source family
- GeoNames
- Source updated
- 2015-08-03
Names in the record
Playa Resaca
- Marejada Beach
- Resaca Beach
Awaiting editorial review
Not yet recorded for this beach
- Access and accessibility
- Facilities and lifeguards
- Seasonality and crowd pattern
- Current hazards and restrictions
- Live weather, tide and water-quality feeds
Source position
18.33107, -65.29960
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Direct provenance
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- GeoNames Gazetteer ExtractGeoNames ↗
Beach features T.BCH and T.BCHS from the dated global dump; supplied as-is by GeoNames.
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