Playa Caleta
Mexico /
Guerrero /
Acapulco /
World
/ Mexico
/ Guerrero
/ Acapulco
World / Mexico / Guerrero
beach
Add category
Of the two most-flocked-to beaches in Acapulco Tradicional ('Old Acapulco'), Playa Caleta, pronounced > kah-LEH-tuh, plays big sister to the neighboring Playa Caletilla; and for years, she's been the star of the show.
Located on the south shore of the Peninsula de las Playas (in English, the 'Peninsula of Beaches'), Caleta's history is long and storied. Once the main attraction for celebrity-tourists and VIPs, this beach extends about 250 yards - from the Magico Mundo walkway to the famed and imposing Hotel Caleta - and remains very popular with Mexican crowds. For those foreigners looking to mingle and interact with locals and national tourists, this is the place to spend your day.
More familiarly known as the 'Morning Beach', Playa Caleta's calm waters make it an ideal spot for children and less-experienced swimmers ... with one caveat. Though the warm water draws swimmers year-round, tests conducted and documented over the years have shown that - during and immediately following the rainy summer season (June through October) - bacteria levels are often unhealthy and unsafe, especially for those with weakened immune systems. A word to the wise should suffice on this matter.
Aside from that, beaching at Caleta can be a unique and fun experience if one arrives with an open mind and heart. Like elsewhere in the city, the people here are typically genuine and friendly; scores of chairs, tables, and beach-umbrellas line the sand - available for rent at reasonable cost; and a never-ending parade of souvenir- and food-vendors wander from one table to the next hoping to make a sale - which, in and of itself, is very entertaining. Looking for a neck-rub or a back-massage? Sure - we've got that. Some guitar music and a few songs? No problem at all. Fresh vegetables? Seashells? Desserts? Just snap your fingers. Heck, there's even a 'traveling nurse' - in full uniform - who'll check your blood-pressure and your pulse. Playa Caleta has almost anything you can think of.
For food and beverages, head for the east end of the beach - and enjoy some fresh seafood or a cold cerveza at one of the handful of eateries which do a brisk business in peak season. Fausto Mondragon Rosas, at the far edge of the beach near the Hotel Caleta, is a bare-bones restaurant which cooks up fresh catch-of-the-day and offers its patrons a real Mexican experience. But for many, the long-established La Cabaña de Caleta Restaurant & Beach Club is the destination of choice; and some have been planting themselves at the Cabaña for decades. Their website ( www.lacabanadecaleta.com/ ) is very informative; their food is always fresh and delicious; and the service is casual yet attentive.
A visit to Playa Caleta should be on every traveler's agenda.
Located on the south shore of the Peninsula de las Playas (in English, the 'Peninsula of Beaches'), Caleta's history is long and storied. Once the main attraction for celebrity-tourists and VIPs, this beach extends about 250 yards - from the Magico Mundo walkway to the famed and imposing Hotel Caleta - and remains very popular with Mexican crowds. For those foreigners looking to mingle and interact with locals and national tourists, this is the place to spend your day.
More familiarly known as the 'Morning Beach', Playa Caleta's calm waters make it an ideal spot for children and less-experienced swimmers ... with one caveat. Though the warm water draws swimmers year-round, tests conducted and documented over the years have shown that - during and immediately following the rainy summer season (June through October) - bacteria levels are often unhealthy and unsafe, especially for those with weakened immune systems. A word to the wise should suffice on this matter.
Aside from that, beaching at Caleta can be a unique and fun experience if one arrives with an open mind and heart. Like elsewhere in the city, the people here are typically genuine and friendly; scores of chairs, tables, and beach-umbrellas line the sand - available for rent at reasonable cost; and a never-ending parade of souvenir- and food-vendors wander from one table to the next hoping to make a sale - which, in and of itself, is very entertaining. Looking for a neck-rub or a back-massage? Sure - we've got that. Some guitar music and a few songs? No problem at all. Fresh vegetables? Seashells? Desserts? Just snap your fingers. Heck, there's even a 'traveling nurse' - in full uniform - who'll check your blood-pressure and your pulse. Playa Caleta has almost anything you can think of.
For food and beverages, head for the east end of the beach - and enjoy some fresh seafood or a cold cerveza at one of the handful of eateries which do a brisk business in peak season. Fausto Mondragon Rosas, at the far edge of the beach near the Hotel Caleta, is a bare-bones restaurant which cooks up fresh catch-of-the-day and offers its patrons a real Mexican experience. But for many, the long-established La Cabaña de Caleta Restaurant & Beach Club is the destination of choice; and some have been planting themselves at the Cabaña for decades. Their website ( www.lacabanadecaleta.com/ ) is very informative; their food is always fresh and delicious; and the service is casual yet attentive.
A visit to Playa Caleta should be on every traveler's agenda.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 16°49'52"N 99°54'13"W
- Pie de la Cuesta Beach 14 km
- Playa Larga 19 km
- Playa Larga 19 km
- Playa Larga (Playa Tres Vidas) 21 km
- Playa Larga (center) 25 km
- Playa Blanca 187 km
- Playa Larga 193 km
- Ixtapa 205 km
- Playa Zicatela 323 km
- La Ventanilla beach 375 km
- Hotel Caleta (abandoned) 0.2 km
- Condominios Vista del Mar 0.6 km
- Acapulco Yacht Club 0.7 km
- Boca Chica Channel 0.7 km
- Marina 1.1 km
- Ensenada de Los Llantos (Cove) 1.3 km
- Isla de La Roqueta 1.3 km
- Punta Grifo 1.4 km
- Boca Grande 2.2 km
- Acapulco Bay 2.6 km