Playa Blanca, Beach on Lake Tota in Boyacá, Colombia

Playa Blanca is a natural beach on the southwestern shore of Lake Tota, in the La Puerta district of Tota municipality, Boyacá, Colombia. Pale beige sand slopes gently to the water, and a low dark wooden walkway on short posts runs along the top edge of the sand. Dark blue water stretches toward green and brown hills.

Playa Blanca lies in Bahía Blanca on the southwestern shore of Lake Tota, in the vereda La Puerta of the municipality of Tota, Boyacá. It sits at 3,015 metres above sea level and is described as the highest beach in the northern hemisphere. Its governance and planning have drawn criticism, with development in the area called distant from sustainability.

Locals call it La Playa de Boyacá, and its name comes from the pale sand of Bahía Blanca on the lake's southwestern shore. The beach lies in the vereda La Puerta of Tota municipality, reached by the lake's Avenida Perimetral. Its regional draw has made it a testing ground for lake governance, with critics saying development has drifted from sustainability.

Playa Blanca lies in the La Puerta sector of Tota municipality, reached easily via the lake's Avenida Perimetral; it is 111 km from Tunja and 240 km from Bogotá. The beach sits at 3,015 m above sea level, so cold, changeable weather is common. A low dark wooden walkway on short posts runs along the water's edge.

At 3,015 metres above sea level, Playa Blanca is described as the highest beach in the northern hemisphere and one of the highest in the world. It lies in Bahía Blanca on the south-western shore of Lake Tota, in the La Puerta district of Tota municipality, Boyacá.