The municipality of Balfate is located about 45 kilometers from Trujillo at the mouth of the Balfate River, formerly Rìo María; This municipality is located at an altitude of 13 meters above sea level.
Tourist areas:
Balfate has a high rate of tourist and cultural attraction in the area in which young people, the elderly and children are the main characters in the development and performance of certain artistic activities such as the municipal dance group, the Garífuna dance group (Mascaro , Maipol etc.) as well as an infrastructure that tends to be an attraction for visitors such as the Paseo de los Balfateños, located on the shores of the beach.
