Playa Lagun
Playa Lagun is a beach on Curaçao, located near the village of Lagún. Play Lagun is located in a small bay. Surrounding the bay, an apartment complex has been built.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.
Playa Santa Cruz
Beach
Playa Santa Cruz is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, 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.
Christoffelberg
Peak
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Christoffelberg, also known as Mt Christoffel or Mt St Christoffel, named after Saint Christopher, is the highest point on Curaçao. The Christoffelberg is 372 metres high and lies in the reserved wildlife park, Curaçao Christoffelpark, which can be explored by car, bike, horse, or on foot using several trails that have been laid out for this purpose. Christoffelberg is situated 3½ km northeast of Playa Lagun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lagún and Manor Knip.
Lagún
Hamlet
Lagún is a village in the Bandabou district of Curaçao. It is located in the north-western part of the country, 30 km northwest of the capital Willemstad.
Manor Knip
Hamlet
Photo: Charles Hoffman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manor Knip is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Playa Lagun.
Westpunt
Neighborhood
Photo: Bas Leenders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westpunt is a region indicating the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. It is located within the district of Bandabou. Westpunt is situated 6 km north of Playa Lagun.
Playa Lagun
- Category: landform
- Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.31826° or 12° 19′ 6″ northLongitude
-69.15048° or 69° 9′ 2″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
774G8R9X+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 313128036OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
3513547Wikidata ID
Q2470694
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Satellite Map
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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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