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Parrita Beach in Costa Rica
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With its 4787.79 square kilometers of territory, 42 linear miles of beach and lush forests, Parrita is no longer just a pass-tourist place to most famous areas like Jaco and Manuel Antonio. Now it has become a new tourist destination of great attraction mainly for lovers of the sun and the beach, ecotourism and adventure tourism.
Waves ideal for surfing, suspension bridges in the vastness of the forest, rivers and waterfalls of clean water, mangroves that are rich in species of plant and animals and some of the best scenery for horseback riding and mountain biking, is only part of what gives this place Costa Rica for the tourism. It is located in the heart of the Central Pacific.
With its approximately 13,000 inhabitants and a warm summer most of the year, Parrita is also a very important agricultural area with Large tracts of land dedicated to plantings of pineapple, rice, banana, watermelon and even the palm oil, whose important production is very known for the people of the country.
Parrita has entered with force to the tourism only a few years ago, but despite of that it has a lot of many amenities and services like food service with top quality.
Thanks to mass tourism have not yet discovered this beautiful destination of the Pacific, it is not difficult to observe wildlife, or enjoy the personal contact with nature and its beautiful views of the sea. The adventurers will also find in the area a wide range of options for raising his adrenaline in water, soil and air, as a climb of the canopy, one of the tallest in the country, flying in paragliding, enjoy kayak tours, and explore primary forests natural swimming pools with clear water. And if you do not want to miss the visit of Jaco and Manuel Antonio, Parrita is only 15 minutes to these destinations. Its residents and others call this place as the Ecuador in the Pacific because it is located in a privileged geographical site.
Parrita also offers visitors a unique spectacle. For example it has an interesting attraction since two years ago with his National Festival of Mules, an interesting career with the mules competing in pairs. This activity was declared of interest by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute. According with his main sponsor, this festival is a major attraction for the area because of its unique character. The mules compete in the so-called horse racing that is built of bamboo and ready to host this fun race, which takes place every year in late January.
The tourist cannot miss the opportunity of visiting this hot destination in the Pacific, which its own inhabitants see as a vein of gold, which is just beginning to show its beauty.
