North America > Central America > Nicaragua > Southern Pacific Coast (Nicaragua) > Playa Madera Jump to: navigation, search Playa Madera is a beach on the Pacific coast of south western Nicaragua with great sand and good surfing. Get in . You can get to Playa Madera from San Juan del Sur by water taxi, taxi, or bicycle. The water taxi can leaves from Hotel Estrella at 10am and returns at 4pm, and costs about US$8. A taxi cab for two people costs about US$10-$15; the road is rough, and you may have to get out and walk up a hill or two while your cab driver tries to drive up backwards to take advantage of the front-wheel drive.