Punta Varela

Punta Varela: 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 Punta Varela

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.

Visiting Punta Varela: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Punta Varela — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 9.16983, -74.02775. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Punta Varela

• Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria · church · Magdalena · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ciénaga de la Zapatosa · lake · Cesar · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ciénaga Sabayo · lake · Magdalena · ~15 km
• Cienaga El Paso · lake · Magdalena · ~15 km
• Ciénaga Peralejo · lake · Bolívar · ~18 km
• Ciénaga Terronal · lake · Bolívar · ~18 km
• Ciénaga Rodeito · lake · Magdalena · ~19 km
• Ciénaga Tíojuancho · lake · Magdalena · ~26 km
• Ciénaga Mata de Zarza · lake · Bolívar · ~27 km
• Ciénaga de Tesca · lake · Magdalena · ~30 km
• Ciénaga La Rinconada · lake · Magdalena · ~32 km
• Ciénaga de Chimi · lake · Bolívar · ~34 km
• Ciénaga El Palmar · lake · Bolívar · ~37 km
• Ciénaga San Vicente · lake · Bolívar · ~38 km
• Cerro Chimichagua · viewpoint · Cesar · ~38 km
• Ciénaga Pedregosa · lake · Bolívar · ~40 km
• Loma Ceiba Arriba · viewpoint · Cesar · ~43 km
• Mompox Island · river spot · Bolívar · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Punta Varela

Other beaches & coast near Punta Varela

• Playas de punta de Piedra · beach · Bolívar · ~102 km
• Punta La Troya · beach · Magdalena · ~3 km
• Punta Del Muerto · beach · Magdalena · ~3 km
• Punta La Peña · beach · Magdalena · ~6 km
• Punta De Barro · beach · Magdalena · ~6 km
• Punta Caimanera · beach · Magdalena · ~8 km
• Punta El Nispero · beach · Magdalena · ~19 km
• Punta Chiriguana · beach · Magdalena · ~20 km
• Punta Florida · beach · Magdalena · ~20 km
• Punta Jimenez · beach · Magdalena · ~21 km

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