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Vacía Talega (Loíza) Climbing

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Elevation:	9 ft
GPS:	18.45233, -65.90287 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Heliodor Jalba on Aug 24, 2018
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Description

Bouldering on sharp rock with a soft landing in the deep loosely-packed sand.

SAFETY NOTES:

1) Check the depth of the sand! As the sand shifts around, especially at the water's edge on the left, sometimes you have only a thin layer of sand that has rock underneath.

2) Swimming and trying to go chest-deep into the ocean are probably bad ideas. The beach drops off quite sharply into the ocean, the sand is softly packed so it's easy to sink in a bit, the waves are rough, and the outflow of water after every wave has a lot of pulling force.

For some more pictures and details, look on Google image search:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Vacía+Talega+rock+climbing&tbm=isch

Also, check out this article: https://climbingpr.blogspot.com/2011/05/bulder-playero-beach-bouldering.html?m=1

Getting There

Park at the main beach (Playa Vacía Talega), at 18.450526, -65.904517: https://goo.gl/maps/uGLpYky1t6v

Find the two trailheads located almost next to each other in the back (northern edge of the beach). Take the one on the right. Walk two or three minutes and you'll exit from the trees and brush into an opening by the ocean. Walk to the cliff edge and step down into the small beach area at 18.452352, -65.902957: https://goo.gl/maps/k8LgvyUmRXz

You can see the hiking trail on the satellite view in Google Maps. The other trail, to the left, goes to the western tip. In any case, the area is small, so if you feel lost, walk a few minutes and you'll exit somewhere and can trace the shore or the road.