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Playa Esmeralda

Holguin, Cuba
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Ranked #1 of 17 attractions in Holguin
Type: Beaches
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Fort McMurray, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

you can buy nice arts from local artist. it's print art on banana leaves and amazinly beautiful. the beach is public beach so there is not much thing you want to do.

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Winnipeg.
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

Beautiful beach, soft white sand and clear blue green water. Some decent off the shore snorkelling when the waves are flat.

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Zagreb, Croatia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2013

there are only 2 hotels so the beach is not too crowded. white sand and clear blue water-amazing. Even if you are not staying at the resorts you can enter the beach through the 4stars resort,free of charge.

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Montreal, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Beautiful beach well sheltered with great snorkeling very close to shore. Beautiful sand and not too crowded with just 3 hotels.

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013

clean white sand. clear blue water excellent for swimming and snorkelling very nice beach bar and restaurant

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Peterborough, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2013

Good long safe beach with attractive setting and eating facility from our resort. Our only complaint would be the lack of shade in the hot sun as beach chais sun shades are limited.

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Truro
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2013

All you could want....white sand and clear waters at one end, coral and awesome snorkeling at the other.

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Portishead, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2013

Superb fine white sand with plenty of shade and usually a fairly strong warm breeze which tempered the temperature, but did not blow the sand about. The sea tended to shelve a bit steeply and could have been a problem for young children, but once you were in it was great! The La Pinta snack bar on the beach was... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2013

The beach is exquisite, white and so thick your feet feel like your walking on cotton wool, palm trees, sun loungers, bob cats, Kayaks, wind surfing, restaurants, toilets. What more can you ask for.

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Carolina, Puerto Rico
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2013

Pros: Nice beach with white sand with moderate waves, at least the day of my visit. Cons: The beach is behind two hotels that don't allow the use of facilities even if you want to pay for them. The local people are not allowed to park their vehicles close to the beach like everyone else, they have to use another... More

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