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Caribbean, Rincón

Rincon, Puerto Rico

Corcega & Barrera strand

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea glassSea glass
Sea potterySea pottery
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: century-old jar glass, opaque white cold cream glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Surf town on Puerto Rico's western point, rivers wash century-old bottle glass onto the calm southern beaches

PuertoRicoDayTrips field guide and a Beachcombing Magazine feature document big vintage glass at Corcega and Barrera and polished pieces on the north coast

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

big north-side surf in winterUrchins on rocky flats

Keep exploring nearby

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