Caleta Abarca Beach, Beach in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile

Caleta Abarca Beach is a beach in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile, set between Cerro Recreo to the south and the Sheraton Miramar hotel to the north, behind Cerro Castillo. Its waters are suitable for swimming, and the beach has shops, restrooms and parking areas.

In 1883 the site housed the maestranza (railway workshops) of Lever, Murphy & Co. The beach took on its tourist role in 1938, when it was developed for bathing on the Viña del Mar waterfront between Cerro Recreo and the Sheraton Miramar hotel.

The beach's name, Caleta Abarca, refers to a small cove (caleta) and recalls the Abarca family linked to the site's early use. In 1883 the Lever, Murphy & Co. shipyard and workshops (maestranza) were established here, before the shore took on its tourist role in 1938. Visitors today see a beach framed by Cerro Recreo to the south and the Sheraton Miramar hotel to the north, behind Cerro Castillo.

The beach has shops, toilets and parking areas on site. It lies south of the Sheraton Miramar hotel and behind Cerro Castillo, with Cerro Recreo to the south. Its waters are suitable for swimming.

The site was occupied in 1883 by the maestranza, or railway workshops, of Lever, Murphy & Co., before the beach took on its tourist role in 1938. The sand lies between cerro Recreo to the south and the Sheraton Miramar hotel to the north, behind cerro Castillo.