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Playa Quehueche,
about two kilometers northwest along Bahía de Amatique. There are a
couple of comfortable hotels here, allowing you the opportunity to stay right on the beach.
Both have nice wooden docks for swimming in the placid Caribbean waters. Playa Que-
hueche becomes
Playa Bariques
as you get closer to town. A standout among the beaches
bordering Lívingston is
Playa Capitanía,
on the town's southeast fringes.
Playa Capitanía
The beaches in and around Lívingston are of white or grayish brown sand, unlike the
volcanic sands on the Pacific Coast. It's not the talcum-powder white typically found on
Caribbean shores elsewhere and the water is not turquoise as in the Belize cayes, mostly
because silt from the surrounding jungle rivers flowing into the bay conspires to keep the
waters a greenish-brown color. But they're still perfectly nice for swimming. A boat ride
from Lívingston to Playa Quehueche costs about $4.
Another12kilometersorsonorthwestisthearea'snicestbeach,
Playa Blanca
(entrance
$1.50), with a pretty stretch of white sand and palm trees along a tranquil stretch of the
Caribbean Sea. The private beach is under the same ownership as the Villa Caribe and it
