Playa La Herradura
Playa La Herradura
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DecayedFox
Santiago, Chile6 contributions
Feb 2016 • Family
Although the beach is very large, it's never too crowded. It's usually very quiet and calm, also because the beach hascin fact the shape of a horseshoe, which prevents the waves from becoming too strong, you could say La Herradura resembles a pool. There's enough commerce around the beach to never get hungry or bored. For those reasons the beach is a pleasant place for any kind of person, whether you like to swim or read a book by the beach.
Written November 19, 2016
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Jnanayog
St. John's, Canada6,471 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
There are so many beaches along this part of the Chilean Coast one never knows where one stops, the other begins. Located slightly south or the 'other side' of Coquimbo La Herradura ( remember the 'H' in Spanish as with French is silent) Beach has the advantage of being shaped somewhat akin to a U or a horseshoe, thereby avoiding much of the rougher surf you will find along the 15 Km stretch form Coquimbo to La Serena. During summer this entire stretch is very popular with Chilean's and they flock here from Santiago and elsewhere. For the beach vendors it makes for a busy season as they walk back and forth throughout the day shouting out their specific item(s) for sale. If visiting from out of town bring a beach umbrella or rent one as the sun can burn you here.
Written March 16, 2017
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Kathie D
Saint Louis, MO197 contributions
Apr 2016 • Couples
We did a slow drive by on a Coquimbo/La Serena tour we took with South Excursions. The destruction from the recent tsunami was sad to see, but our knowledgeable guide Felipe filled us in on the extensive early warning system Chile has for tsunamis. Despite all the destruction there was very little loss of life.
He also amazed us with stories of beach front condos going for 40k. This might be a great place to retire!
He also amazed us with stories of beach front condos going for 40k. This might be a great place to retire!
Written May 7, 2016
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Alex del Azar
Buenos Aires, Argentina745 contributions
Nov 2015
I had the chance to visit Chile many times, but now I have the chance to visit Chile in the summer, I love it, because I visited the Coquimbo beach, La Herradura, and I had a wonderful time, best time to visit, december or march, less local tourists.
Written January 27, 2016
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1974AAUU
Santiago, Chile342 contributions
Jan 2015 • Family
Get here to walk and be a local.
Try the Churros (fired dough). And enjoy.
It does get crowded January-February. Empty the rest of the year.
Try the Churros (fired dough). And enjoy.
It does get crowded January-February. Empty the rest of the year.
Written January 14, 2015
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LauraLemos
Porto Alegre, RS410 contributions
Sept 2013 • Friends
Local place to visit. There's some restaurants, great do go with, family, couple or friends to have a drink or ea something. Great view!
Written January 14, 2014
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KakoFrox
107 contributions
Sept 2013 • Friends
one of my favorite beach! here in coquimbo! cos its so relax all year! only in summer time its fulll!
Written October 14, 2013
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Brissy2
Hervey Bay, Australia8,217 contributions
Feb 2018 • Couples
We stopped at the Mirador De La Herradura (a lookout) where we had views of Horseshoe Bay and the local beach “Playa La Herradura”. Great views towards the city centre. There were some statues on the beach – one was a guy in a boat (named “Martin”) looking out to sea and the other was a bizarre looking man called “Hombre Ingles”.
Written December 14, 2018
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Dan L
Bunbury, Australia8,538 contributions
Apr 2017 • Couples
Included in our tour, this is a very nice beach area with lovely views across the bay. Although it was a warm sunny day, there were very few beachgoers. We were informed of the damage caused by a tsunami, the warning system installed, property costs and much more. Some graffiti evident but nowhere near as extensive as in other cities visited. However, the beach was not nice enough to convert me to a leach lover.
Written May 2, 2017
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Bobby44881
Saint Louis, MO1,472 contributions
We only stopped for a short time but the beach looked nice and well kept. It was cool that day so only a small number of beach-goers were around
Written February 12, 2015
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Hola !! quisiera saber como son las aguas? si realmente son frías Gracias.
Written February 9, 2018
El agua es como en la costa Argentina. Te podes meter tranquilamente. Es mas, la verdad que no note diferencia entre la temperatura de esta playa y las de La Serena.
Written February 12, 2018
Voy a la herradura y llevo un bote zodiac con motor pequeño, hay lugar donde echarlo al agua, muelle, desembarcadero en la playa?
Written February 3, 2017
Gonzalo, disculpa que no te haya respondido en su momento, recién hoy de casualidad vi la pregunta. Espero que hayas encontrado el Club de Yates de La Herradura que tiene toda la infraestructura necesaria para embarcaciones deportivas.
Written February 18, 2017
Tengo ganas de ir a Chile en Enero del 2017, y me gustaria saber como es esta playa, el agua es cristalina o oscura? es muy fria? (saben que temperatura puede tener?). Como es la ciudad de Coquinbo y la Serena?
Que otra playa me recomiendan en Chile? (La herradura, La Serena, Viña, Reñaca)
Todo lo que me puedan decir de la playa y la ciudad me es de interes!
Muchas gracias.-
Written October 24, 2016
Fernando, no pierdas la oportunidad de conocer La Serena y Coquimbo, pues no te aburrirás. Ambas tienen muchas atracciones patrimoniales y la gente es amable. Hay muchos lugares donde alojar y muchos lugares donde comer pescados y mariscos a precios muy razonables.
Respecto a las playas, estas no son como las del Caribe, pero son bonitas, sobretodo La Herradura. Las aguas son más bien oscuras y sus temperaturas un poco frías (no más de 20 °C).
Si vienes a Chile, olvídate de Viña y Reñaca pues en verano hay mucha gente y todo se hace difícil llegando a colapsar. Yo te recomendaría ir a Bahía Inglesa en Caldera, ubicada más al norte y que es una de las más bellas de Chile.
Suerte
Written November 4, 2016
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