Playa La Punta

Playa La Punta: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Playa La Punta

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Playa La Punta — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -17.19256, -71.78186. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Playa La Punta

• Lagunas de Mejía National Sanctuary · sanctuary · Arequipa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Punta Islay Lighthouse · fort · ~50 km
• Playa El Dren · beach · Arequipa · ~1 km
• Templo Senor Desamparados Punta Bombon · church · Arequipa · ~3 km
• Playa Bonita · beach · Arequipa · ~3 km
• Parque Metropolitano · park · Arequipa · ~3 km
• Playas y Caletas de La Punta de Bombón · beach · Arequipa · ~4 km
• Sobrero Grande · beach · Arequipa · ~4 km
• Plaza Deán Valdivia · park · Arequipa · ~4 km
• Plaza de Bombón · park · Arequipa · ~4 km
• Plaza de Catas · park · Arequipa · ~7 km
• Bajada Burros · viewpoint · Arequipa · ~7 km
• Valle De Tambo · beach · Arequipa · ~10 km
• Playa Cardones · beach · Arequipa · ~14 km
• Delia Alvarez de Montoya · park · Arequipa · ~15 km
• Parque Delia Alvarez de Montoya · park · Arequipa · ~15 km
• Santísima Cruz de Cardones · fort · Arequipa · ~15 km
• Iglesia Cocachacra · church · Arequipa · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Playa La Punta

Other beaches & coast near Playa La Punta

• Playa El Dren · beach · Arequipa · ~1 km
• Playa Bonita · beach · Arequipa · ~3 km
• Playas y Caletas de La Punta de Bombón · beach · Arequipa · ~4 km
• Sobrero Grande · beach · Arequipa · ~4 km
• Valle De Tambo · beach · Arequipa · ~10 km
• Playa Cardones · beach · Arequipa · ~14 km
• Playa El Conto · beach · Arequipa · ~19 km
• Los Medanos · beach · Arequipa · ~20 km
• Mejía Beach · beach · Arequipa · ~21 km
• Playuela Grande · beach · Arequipa · ~29 km

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