Are there any good beaches for swimming in Chile? How about Costa Rica?

Question

Thanks for your answers.

Answer 1

I haven't been to Chile, but I think the beaches on the Caribbean Sea of Costa Rica, better than the pacific side. Both are good though, it has a wide range of ecological systems as well - very interesting

Answer 2

I'm from Costa Rica...

Yes, here are a lot of beaches where you can swim...

Some of them are Tambor, Samara, Carrillo, Tamarindo, Grande, and Flamingo...

They aren't dangerous, and in most of them you can practice other activities, like diving, water sports...

Mr Google

Answer 3

Chilean beaches tend to have very cold water.  If you go to extreme Northern Chile (Arica) the water is swimmable in the summer.  Costa Rica's waters are very swimmable on both oceans although some beaches have heavy surf.