The Rio Dulce is the place when you come to this side of the Caribbean or need to leave your boat for the season.

To begin, the Rio Dulce is the safest Hurricane and Stom Hole in the entire Area from Africa to the extent of Atlantic and Gulf Storms.

If you need something for your boat, and can 't get it on the Rio, it does not exist and someone here among the talented and experienced tradesmen and craftsmen will fabricate it for you.

Leaving your boat for the season? Dry Storage, Wet Storage, all monitored, serviced and secure.

Crime, nope. These are honest, hard working people, the Cruising Community and the Local Community blend smoothly and seamlessly. The Local Guatemalans are friendly and helpful to a fault.

If you are a Cruising Sailor, history and culture are high on your list. The Heart of the Mayan Empire and the expansion of Western Civilization and a way that did not blanket that culture is something you cannot miss.
Nature and the Environment? How about 6 foot Iguanas in the trees and Heron resting on your dock lines?

Great Restaurants? $10 will buy you dinner in resort style. $1.50 will buy you breakfast, lunch, or dinner in a local restaurant anyplace in town.

Come for a re-fit or repair? It is here or it cannot be done so a tradesman or craftsman will find a way to do it.

Want to see Belize, Mexico, Roatan, Panama, Columbia, Cuba? The Rio is a day to a few days away and the perfect home base to explore the entire region and know there is a safe, quite, storm proof, place to call home while you travel by boat or plane or car.

Need more? The OCC now has a Port Officer on the Rio ready to make this destination simple and easy. Contact me, Kelly, at:
semperfidelas@gmail.com
or through the Port Officer Page.

Kelly R Piercy - Rio Dulce, Guatemala, Port Officer
S/V Patience

Welcome to the safest hurricane hole in the West Caribbean.

Please advise your arrival and arrangements you wish to make. There are many options if you are going to leave your boat for the season and many more if you plan on riding the season here.

If you have a sailmial account, that will be the best way to let me know you are on your way in and, with a day 's notice, I can meet your vessel in Livingston. Under no circumstances, leave your vessel unattended in Livingston. When you arrive, cross the bar and anchor off the town. The authorities will come alongside for the initial clearing in (no cost.) Once cleared, hail a launch from the dock (just wave or sound a signal horn.) Leave someone on board, and go ti Raul 's office and he will take care of your visa and boat papers. Bring all passports and vessel registration/documentation. It will take about an hour. Head up-river and across the lake.

The river is deep, but stay to the center of the channel and watch for kayukas and launchas. When you enter the Golfete, keep the the center of the lake. It is deep all the way except for some shoaling near the banks. Will send the waypoints in a floow-on message.

When you get to Raul 's Office, ask him to call me at:
4047 7774 if we have not already made contact.

Local contact is Ch 68 VHF.

As the season approaches, marinas are filling up. Give me details on your needs and I start shopping Marinas for you.