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Playa Potrero is located 175 miles from the city of San Jose, 45 miles from Liberia International Airport and 15 miles from the local airport in the town of Tamarindo. To get to Playa Potrero tourists should take the following route: Liberia-Guardia-Philadelphia-Huacas-Brasilito Beach and from there directly to the place. The paved road ceases to be about 4 miles of Playa Brasilito.
It’s a bay beach with grey sand and blue water, 4 kilometers long, with waves gentle to moderate, ideal for practice swimming, fishing, diving and other water sports and sunbathing. Potrero presents a lush mangrove vegetation and a beautiful estuary which has about 4 miles long. It is very close to the beautiful Flamingo beach, which in turn provides high quality services of all kind. It has hotels, cabins, lodges and camping areas. It has an easy access for virtually all year is located near the main town of the area. Although its tourism development has been increasing in recent years, is still a beach with a quiet atmosphere.
Guanacaste - North Pacific - Costa Rica
Potrero has a splendid warm and sunny weather throughout the year being one of its main attractions. The sun shines for 11-12 hours during the day during the dry season (December to April) heating the place with temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius. The hot weather and the rains of around 1800 mm per year give the area a varied and lush environment.
Playa Potrero is part of the extraordinary number of beautiful beaches called the Costa Dorada of the North Pacific, all with different characteristics, including shades of sand, sea, vegetation and attractions. All this allows offering to the visitors a variety of options for entertainment and fun for the tourism. Without a doubt Playa Potrero is a gift of nature.
Playa Potrero is characterized by its spacious beach -because of its location within a bay- that offers the possibility to enjoy a quiet and safe sea. Is an ideal place for families, students, couples, seniors and anyone looking for a space of relaxation, health, entertainment and a spectacular sunbath. The visitor of Playa Potrero will find a mix of beautiful beach scenes and abundant nature trails, all in one; also the tourist can enjoy the sun, sand, palm trees and a luxurious tropical forest, something unique for those looking to get the complete experience of the eco tourism in Costa Rica.
Due to its location (near the end of the so-called Costa Dorada) could be said that Playa Potrero is one of the places that has managed to remain in their natural environment, which allows the tourists to enjoy part of the varied natural beauty of the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. At very short distance from Playa Potrero is located Playa La Penca, a well known beach among the local people for its white sand and calm seas. This is another great scene that you can enjoy during their visit.
10.30
08
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Montezuma Beach is located on the southern area of the Nicoya Peninsula and has always been a small and remote fishing village until the 80s when it started to gain reputation of being the ideal site for all budgets because it is very near Cabo Blanco National Park, the Isla Tortuga and the Curu Wildlife Reserve. Today is a very popular tourist placing for young travelers both domestic and foreign people who like to enjoy the relaxed lifestyle of this town. Montezuma is a very relaxing place with a fresh atmosphere.
Montezuma is among the most popular holiday destinations due to their “hippie” lifestyle. It is a great place to stay because of their lovely beaches, hotels and accommodations and a very good food that can be enjoyed for its restaurants. Despite this small town has a very calm atmosphere, is also a great holiday beach with a lot of young tourists. Montezuma after the sunset is the ideal place to be in the Nicoya peninsula because there are enough bars and discs for all the visitors. The whole place vibrates constantly with music and dancing, and you can find many people relaxing and enjoying.
Montezuma in Costa Rica
The beaches along the coast of Montezuma are very nice and clean, separated by rocks and with a large area for surfing, perfect for the tourists more interested in sea sports. However, one must be cautious because the tide can be very strong and dangerous, for that reason surfing can be quite difficult. Besides surfing and snorkeling in the reefs, the people also practice boggie on board and horseback riding that are just some of the activities that are popular here. If you want something more calm, visit more private beaches like Cocal, Cocalito anda Quizales and get a peaceful environment, ideal for relaxing.
When the tourist is in Montezuma can visit the beautiful waterfall Montezuma located just outside the town. With more than 50 feet in height, the waterfall is a very popular tourist attraction because a lot of people enjoy jumping into the waters that are not very deep. But it is important to notice that many people have been injured with the rocks that are below the water when they jump from the fall.
Always keep in mind that camping on the beaches of Montezuma is illegal, so get a room in one of the many accommodations that are here. Avoid visiting this region in high season because the cost of the rooms may be in some cases very high. However coming here definitely worth it. To get access to Montezuma the visitor need to take the ferry Puntarenas-Paquera and move to the place by car. In case you are in the area, take the route from San Pablo up to Playa Naranjo, from there until Cobano and then to Montezuma
10.29
08
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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.
10.23
08
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Costa Rica ’s oceanic waters are blessed with an abundant biodeversity which includes several species of dolphins and whales. As of 1953 whale watching and dolphin watching in Costa Rica became a sustainable tourist service which had been gradually evolving to one of the most eco-friendly and intense nature apreciation tours in the country.
The species of dolphins that can be found in Costa Rica waters are Spotted, Spinner, Bottlenose, Common and Orcas. The species of whales that migrate to or live in Costa Rican waters are: False Killer, Pilot, Beaked and Humpback whales. Whale watching in Costa Rica is a very interesting tour because Costa Rica has one of the largest Humpback whale reproductive seasons and receives specimens from both the southern and northern hemispheres.
Whale watching in Costa Rica
The best place for whale watching in Costa Rica would be the central and south pacific, specially the areas around Uvita, Dominical and the Osa Peninsula like Drake Bay and Caño Island. Throughout all these places you’ll finde pods of humbacks, orcas, pilots and more surfacing for air and sometimes even staying as to investigate the humans that are themselves watching the whales. In the midst of it all there are also legions of dolphins found all over the marine enviroment, sometimes traveling in pods that number in the hundreds.
10.16
08
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Sport fishing in Costa Rica is a very productive endevour. Our pacific and atlantic coast feature some of the best offshore and inshore action in the world. From offshore marlin fishing in Costa Rica to snook and tarpon fishing inshore or from the beach, or maybe some inshore rooster fishing and the some rainbow bass fishing near Arenal Lake, there is always something fun for everyone. Fly fishing in Costa Rica? No problem, there are beach, river and lake settings that are suitable to be fished with fly equipment.
 Kayak Fishing in Costa Rica |
All the tours advertised by travel agents in Costa Rica always include boat, captain (most of the times mate too), fishing gear, tackle, lures/bait, refreshments (water, juice, soda, beer) and snacks like sandwiches, fruits and salads. Offshore fishing charter boats in Costa Rica always include a good electronics package featuring at least GPS, depth finder, vhf communication and safety equipment. The boats used for this type of fishing in Costa Rica are anywhere from 29 to 60+ feet. Inshore fishing in Costa Rica feature smaller boats but they are very well prepared as well, only chartering to species other than billfish.
There are also many great spots for kayak fishing in Costa Rica. This is a growing adventure tour that has turned out to be very productive and eco-friendly. Kayak fishing in Costa Rica can be done on estuary and inshore waters around the country and because of it’s stealth, this transportation method combined with fishing skills and the knowledge of the guides has turned out some great fish for those lucky anglers adventurous enough to “cast” the challenge. |
10.13
08
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This is a list of Costa Rica National Parks available to visit by the general public.
| 1 Santa Rosa National Park2 Guanacaste National Park
3 Las Baulas Marine National Park & Tamarindo Wildlife Refuge
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute National Reserve
5 Barra Honda National Park
6 Palo Verde National Park
7 Lomas Barbudal Biologic Reserve
8 Ostional National Wildlife Refuge
9 Carara National Park
10 Manuel Antonio National Park
11 Ballena National Park
12 Isla del Caño Biologic Reserve
13 Corcovado National Park
14 Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge
15 Cahuita National Park
16 Tortuguero National Park
17 Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Refuge
18 Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge
19 Rincón de la Vieja National Park
20 Arenal National Park
21 Volcán Poás National Park
22 Braulio Carrillo National Park
23 Volcán Irazú National Park
24 Guayabo National Monument
25 Orosi (Tapantí) National Park
26 La Amistad International Park
27 Hitoy-Cerere Biologic Reserve
28 Chirripó National Park
29 Golfito National Wildlife Refuge
30 Isla Bolaños National Wildlife Refuge
31 Islas Guayabo, Negritos and Pájaros Biologic Reserves
32 Curú National Wildlife Refuge
33 Juán Castro Blanco National Park
34 Isla del Coco National Park (World Heritage status) |
 Costa Rica National Parks and Wildlife Reserves |
