Rio Dulce Marinas

 We visited the marinas on the Rio Dulce in February, 2001, to determine if we were going to leave our boat there for the summer.  We had heard both good and bad things about the area.  Our conclusion is that it is a nice place to keep a boat.  You do have to be sure to secure it properly against theft by locking dinghies, not leaving valuables strewn around, and other common sense measures.  Also it is advisable to use precaution when traveling around, especially at night. There is an excellent website, www.mayaparadise.com, that has further information on the area.

 

 


The highway bridge built by the U.S. Corps of
Engineers in 1981. 


The Esso fuel dock on the south-west 
side of the bridge.


Tortugal Marina


Suzanna's Marina


Mario's Marina


 Marina Tiax


Mango's Marina


Bruno's Marina


Monkey's Marina

We have not described any of the marina's in detail because it would be too large an effort to do this fairly for all marinas.  Our time was limited on this trip.

Suffice it to say that the marinas will be charging from $150 to $200 per boat for the summer of 2001.  High usage electricity, e.g. for air conditioning, costs extra.  Nearly all marinas have guards at night.  Most have some kind of restaurant facility as well as places for cook-outs.  Some have swiming pools.  Docking is mostly by med-moor, which means you drop your anchor and back to the dock; although, some have side ties .  

When Hurricane Mitch came through several years ago, there was a lot of wind and rain, and the river level rose.  But everyone said no boats were damaged.

We would be interested in any further knowledge you may have on boating in the Rio Dulce area.  Please contact us through our logbook or as shown on the cover page.