Santa Clara Beach
Playa Santa Clara is one of the most convenient beach destinations outside of Panama City, requiring just a one hour drive along a paved highway just past Coronado. Two large all-inclusive resorts call nearby Farallon home, the Barceló and Decameron. However, Santa Clara beach has remained quite undeveloped with a scattering of cabinas and just one open air beachfront restaurant/hotel: Las Veraneras.
The accessibility of the beach has made it a favorite among locals for a long time, who make do with the lack of infrastructure by packing picnics for day trips to the beach. The atmosphere here is very tranquil and perfect for a relaxing getaway.
From the beautiful white sand beach you can watch fishermen netting and sorting the catch of the day while pelicans and seagulls circle overhead, go horseback riding or ask a fisherman to take you to the offshore Farallon island where you can hike to a giant cross that is rumored to have been constructed according to orders from Noriega.
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Filed under: Beach, Destinations on May 14th, 2009
