Playa Destiladeros sits on the Pacific coast of the Azuero Peninsula, ten minutes from Pedasí. These pages describe the place itself — the break, the neighbouring coast, the seasonal Pacific and the life of the peninsula.
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Surf at Destiladeros
The break and the tide pools
Three minutes on foot from the land at Playa Destiladeros.
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The neighbouring coast
Puerto Escondido
Minutes south along the unpaved coastal road.
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The seasonal Pacific
Whales and turtles
Watched from the beach, and from the terraces above it.
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The Tuna Coast
Offshore fishing
The drop-off is twenty to thirty minutes out, not two hours.
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Science at the edge of Azuero
The Achotines Laboratory
A working tuna research station at the tip of the peninsula.
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Azuero and its life
Folklore and the natural year
Pedasí is a working town, not a resort. That is most of the point.