{"id":2374,"date":"2023-04-26T06:29:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T12:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/?p=2374"},"modified":"2023-04-26T06:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T12:29:52","slug":"is-combate-the-most-beautiful-beach-in-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/26\/is-combate-the-most-beautiful-beach-in-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Combate the Most Beautiful Beach in Puerto Rico?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We almost hesitate to share this video because we love El Combate Beach (pronounced Come-BAH-tay) so much. It is one of the most beautiful beaches in Puerto Rico, with golden sand, calm turquoise water that creates perfect swimming conditions, and lots of shade trees. Pelicans dive for fish and rays occasionally jump out of the water. Combate&#8217;s location at the edge of Boquer\u00f3n State Forest means we also get to enjoy a nearby lagoon that attracts a lot of birds, including unique migratory birds. The hiking\/biking trail that meanders through the dry forest by the lagoon stretches 7 miles south to the Salt Flats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is Combate the Most Beautiful Beach in Puerto Rico?\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0S0418-0SjQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The nearby village of Combate has our favorite waterfront restaurant, Annie\u2019s, where you can sip a drink, nibble queso frito or red snapper, and enjoy the best sunsets in Puerto Rico. &nbsp;It\u2019s very quiet on weekdays but can become quite lively on weekends. But the faryher away from town you walk, the quieter it gets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest drawback to Combate is parking, or the lack thereof. There\u2019s no lot and a long woodland path to get there. ! (We usually park on the street near Combate Beach Resort, and then walk in via the woodland path along the lagoon.) But it\u2019s worth the effort! &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also no facilities, either bathroom or changing, so you might pay Annie\u2019s a visit just to use the restroom. There are other places in Combate to get pina coladas as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/caborojopr.com\/playa-combate-cabo-rojo-puerto-rico\/\">Info<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/zZbqYzJVpM45CieN8\">Map&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We almost hesitate to share this video because we love El Combate Beach (pronounced Come-BAH-tay) so much. It is one of the most beautiful beaches in Puerto Rico, with golden sand, calm turquoise water that creates perfect swimming conditions, and lots of shade trees. Pelicans dive for fish and rays occasionally jump out of the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/26\/is-combate-the-most-beautiful-beach-in-puerto-rico\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Is Combate the Most Beautiful Beach in Puerto Rico?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[278,277,338,281,332,222,216,268,211],"tags":[30,428,578,327,575,577,46,27,440,465,574,266,28,9,576,12,261,262],"class_list":["post-2374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beaches-puerto-rico","category-beaches","category-birdwatchiing","category-ecotourism","category-hiking","category-lisa-blogger","category-outdoors","category-puerto-rico","category-videos","tag-adventure","tag-beach","tag-boqueronstateforest","tag-caborojo","tag-combate","tag-combatebeach","tag-hiking","tag-messysuitcase","tag-ocean","tag-playa","tag-playacombate","tag-puertorico","tag-retire","tag-retirement","tag-swimming","tag-travel","tag-travelblog","tag-travelblogger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374\/revisions\/2375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}