La Playuela NOT Playa Sucia
by Darysabel Pérez Martínez
Camping for weeks at "El Faro" (La Playuela and Bahía Sucia) back when I was 5 to 10 years old. Mostly old retired family members and children, since my parents, and most of my uncles and aunts had to work over the summer. I clearly remember my grandfather correcting me when I once referred to La Playuela as Playa Sucia. A common mistake, I think, due to the fact that the surf is relatively strong at La Playuela and it carries lots of algae into the shore, combined with the fact that the bay to the east of La Playuela is named Bahía Sucia (check any USGS map, you'll see). Unfortunately nowadays most people, even locals (including the creator of this site), seem to have forgotten that the real name of this beach its La Playuela, and not Playa Sucia. I wish they get this fact straight, someday soon.
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