El Cuco

El Cuco, also known as Oriente Salvaje among surfers, is a quintessential beach with dark sands, lined with vendor huts, seafood restaurants and shaggy palms. It is a world-famous surfing destination that is regarded as one of the best in the world, although it is not well known outside the surfing community. Wikivoyage

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Best-documented sights

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10.21.2021: An abandoned property, good for camping a night. Access by Walking the beach and climbing the rocks. Viewpoint · 250 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

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