
North Pacific
North Guanacaste harbors an important portion of the Costa Rican cultural and natural patrimony. Not in vain there are a significant number of protected areas, including coastal, mountainous, terrestrial, and aquatic ecosystems, where life develops with exuberance.
It is situated in the northern part of the country´s Pacific Coast, and covers the pacific coast from the limit with Nicaragua to Nicoya Peninsula.
The incomparable beauty of its landscapes, tropical dry forest to the forest montano low and its hot climate, as well as its fertile nature, have done of Guanacaste one of the most concurred places by the local and international tourism.
Along with an important backup in the Pole of Tourist Development of the Papagayo’s Gulf, there is the Daniel Oduber International, where a large quantity of charter and comerciales flights arrives from the United States and Europe.
The tree main tourist and commercial centers are Liberia (central of stopover distribution, scale and excursion), Nocoya and Santa Cruz, also the most popular tourist areas are: El Coco, Tamarindo, Flamingo, Samara (recommended as a Relaxation and Spa category). There are beaches of white sands and a peaceful sea qualified by intense blue, especially the ones located inside Papagayo’s Gulf (Nacascolo, Virador, Iguanita and Panama).
The most remarkable beaches in the area of the Peninsula are, Montezuma, Santa Teresa (selected as the best beach and sun destination in Central America by Trip Advisor) y Mal Pais (awarded as one of the 10th Breathtaking Beaches on the World by the Forbes Magazine). The landscape of the coast is exceptional. It is one of the regions of greater development, based on hotels of high investment with potentiality of direct demand. Also this area is one of the 4th places in the world declared as blue zones, where people can live more than a century.
Tourism Areas
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Playa Blanca
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Playa Naranjo
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Playa Nacascolo
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Playa Panamá
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Playa Hermosa
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Playas del Coco
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Playa Ocotal
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Playas Danta y Pan De Azúcar
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Playa Potrero
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Playa Blanca ( Flamingo )
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Playa Brasilito
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Playa Conchal
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Playa Grande
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Playa Tamarindo
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Playa Langosta
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Playa Avellanas
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Playa Negra
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Playa Junquillal
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Nosara
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Playa Sámara
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Playa Carrillo
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Playa Bejuco
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Playa San Miguel y Coyote
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Playa Ostional
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Playa Pelada
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Playa Guiones
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Playa Garza
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Playa Agujas
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Playa Tambor
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Playa Santa Teresa
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Playa Pochote
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Playa Naranjo
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Playa Montezuma
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Playa Malpaís
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Playa Carmen
Hotels
Standard Hotels
Premium Hotels
- Tamarindo Diria Beach & Golf Resort
- Occidental Grand Papagayo
- Paradisus Playa Conchal
- Hilton Papagayo Resort & Spa
Protected Areas
- Isla bolaños national wildlife refuge
- Bahía junquillal national wildlife refuge
- Santa rosa national park
- Guanacaste national park
- Rincón de la vieja national park
- Volcán tenorio national park
- Volcán miravalles protected area
- Las baulas national marine park and tamarindo national wildlife refuge
- Lomas de barbudal biological preserve

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