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Playa Lagun

Playa Lagun is a beach on , located near the village of . Play Lagun is located in a small bay. Surrounding the bay, an apartment complex has been built.
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Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Curaçao
  • Also known as: “Plaja Lagoen”, “Plaja Lagún”, and “playa lagun”
  • Address: Lagun Bay Parking, Lagún
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest

Highlights include Playa Santa Cruz and Christoffelberg.

Beach
is a beach on the Caribbean island of , located to the south of the village of Lagun. It is a wide, sandy beach. There are beach cabins and a snack bar that opens irregularly during weekends.

Peak
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Mt Christoffel or Mt St Christoffel, named after Saint Christopher, is the highest point on . The is 372 metres high and lies in the reserved wildlife park, Curaçao , which can be explored by car, bike, horse, or on foot using several trails that have been laid out for this purpose. is situated 3½ km northeast of Playa Lagun.

Photo: Kattiel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lagún and Soto.

Hamlet
is a village in the Bandabou district of . It is located in the north-western part of the country, 30 km northwest of the capital .

Village
Photo: Hans van Bockel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in northern . It is located close to , a deep indentation in the island's northwest coast. The small town of Santa Cruz lies just to the northwest, and the town of lies to the northeast, across the hilly ridge which stretches for much of the island's length. is situated 6 km southeast of Playa Lagun.

Locality
is located at the westernmost point, of the Caribbean island of in the The name comes from the Dutch word Watermolen which means “water mill.” The name refers to the two currents which meet 40 ft under Cliff Villa Peninsula. is situated 8 km north of Playa Lagun.

Playa Lagun

Latitude
12.31826° or 12° 19′ 6″ north
Longitude
-69.15048° or 69° 9′ 2″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
774G8R9X+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 313128036
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
3513547
Wiki­data ID
Q2470694
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Playa Lagun” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Playa Lagún”
  • Dutch: “Playa Lagun”
  • Papiamento: “Playa Lagun”
  • Spanish: “Playa Lagun”
  • Swedish: “Playa Lagún”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Playa Lagun”. Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.