385. Sunrise Beach, Mexico
Sunrise Beach was one of the earliest WWASP facilities founded in 1995. It was closed in 1996 by the authorities in Mexico. It was located in Punta Sam, Cancun, Mexico. The managers – Glenda and Steven Roach – escaped the country before charges could be brought towards them.
They later founded Morava Academy located in what is the Czech Republic. It was also raided and again they managed to escape the country before the authorities built a case against them.
It could not have been fun to be there as a teenager.
Sources:
- Too-tough love? (Forbes)
- CCM and Cancun Sunrise Beach Program (Voy Forums)
- WWASP – Owners & Staff (WWASP survivors website)
- Sunrise Beach (1995-1996) Punta Sam, Cancun, Mexico (Reddit Troubled Teen program database)
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1000 places You don't want to be as a teenager 
I can assure you that Sunrise Beach was not a fun place to be = ever. The 2 months that I was there – were absolute hell.