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Jobos Beach or Playa Jobos is a beach facing the Atlantic Ocean located on the PR-466 street of Isabela in the northwest of Puerto Rico. [1] While popular, the beach is dangerous and signs warning tourists of dangerous currents were installed in early 2021. [2]

Jobos Beach is known as a world-class surf spot [3] [4] and a good place to party. [5] In February 2013, the beach hosted the Rip Curl Pro, a world tour surfing competition. [6] Jobos is also a popular beach for windsurfing. [7] Nearby, also in Isabela, is Pozo de Jacinto , a pit cave steeped in folklore. [8]

The area near Jobos Beach suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017. [9] The Tito Puente Amphitheatre reopened in mid-December 2017 with a concert by Circo, and other artists with Corona Fest x Nuestra Playas (Corona Fest for our Beaches) to raise funds for the clean-up at Jobos and other beaches in the area. [10]

Jobos Beach in Isabela is considered a dangerous beach. [11]

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  2. ↑ "Rotulan para advertir peligros del mar en Jobos de Isabela". La Isla Oeste | Periodismo Hiperlocal (in Spanish). 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. ↑ Haskins, John (January 22, 2009). "Affordable Caribbean: Puerto Rico". Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019– via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ "The best surf spots in Puerto Rico". SurferToday.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  5. ↑ Haskins, John (January 22, 2009). "Affordable Caribbean: Puerto Rico". Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019– via NYTimes.com.
  6. ↑ "Jobos recibe evento de surfing de clase mundial este fin de semana" (in Spanish). noticel.com. February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Windsurfing". Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  8. ↑ "La leyenda del Pozo de Jacinto". El Vocero (in Spanish). May 26, 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. ↑ Kemble, William J. (December 11, 2017). "Onteora school district employee finds both hope and despair in storm-battered Puerto Rico". The Daily Freeman. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  10. ↑ Túa, Lynet Santiago. "Circo prenderá el Anfiteatro en el Corona Fest". Metro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  11. ↑ "Conoce las 11 playas más peligrosas de Puerto Rico [Know the 11 most dangerous beaches in Puerto Rico]". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2021-05-13.

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