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North Pacific Coast (w/ Tamarindo Area)

Popular Cities
	Golfo de Papagayo
	Liberia Intl Airport
	Marbella
	P. N. Santa Rosa
	P.N. Marino las Baulas
	Playa Avellana
	Playa Conchal
	Playa Flamingo
	Playa Grande
	Playa Hermosa
	Playa Junquillal
	Playa Langosta
	Playa Negra
	Playa Ocotal
	Playa Panama
	Playas del Coco
	San Juanillo
	Santa Cruz
	Tamarindo
	Tamarindo Airport

Nicoya Peninsula

Rincon de la Vieja Area

Tenorio Volcano & Miravalles Volcano

Monteverde (Area)

Arenal Volcano & Northern Lowlands

Playa Avallana Beach

Sunny days, awesome surf and stunning beaches are three ways that best describe the North Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Entirely encompassed by Guanacaste province, this part of the country is the most visited, yet it is also one of the least populated parts of Costa Rica. Among the best and most easily accessible diving sites in the country, the North Pacific Coast has an abundance of marine life, especially around the Isla Santa Catalina area, Playas del Coco and Playa Ocotal.

Today, areas like Tamarindo are also becoming increasingly popular and little fishing villages are exploding all over the place, with more and more foreigners wanting to move here to find a piece of paradise. The beaches in the North Pacific Coast are some of the most beautiful beaches in the entire country. They are vast and always sunny, with endless coves and pristine shorelines just a short walk away from one another. Some of these areas are quickly being developed with luxury resorts, while others are still small fishing villages just waiting to be discovered.

This part of the country is also home to the luxurious Golfo de Papagayo, which is being developed as an ultra modern resort town. Housing the most expensive hotel in the country, the Four Seasons, this area is geared towards the traveler who wants the very best.

Aside from sun bathing on the beautiful beaches of the northern coast, water sports are one of the major attractions here, with some excellent surf spots. Many surfers from all over the globe frequent this area looking to find the perfect point, reef or beach break. There are countless surf breaks along the north shore and if you are lucky, you can find your own break and take in the endless beauty that both the ocean and beach have to offer.

Compared to other parts of Costa Rica, the climate along the North Pacific Coast is typically hot and dry. Home to vast expanses of tropical dry forests that often line the beaches, this area plays host to an array of animals including many species of sea birds and monkeys. North of Tamarindo is the Marino las Baulas National Park, where every year hundreds of leatherback turtles come ashore to lay their eggs.

Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects to emerge from this region has been the Guanacaste cowboy. With this area nicknamed the “Wild West” of Costa Rica, in the recent years many cattle ranches have sprung up around the place.

Europcar Rent a Car - Tamarindo

Frijoles Locos Surf & Spa Apartments

Sunrise Condos of Tamarindo

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Bagaces
Bahía Junquillal National Wildlife Refuge
Bahía Salinas
Bebedero
Belen
Bijagua
Coco Island
Comunidad
Corozalito
Cuajiniquil
El Coco
Filadelfia
Golfo de Papagayo
Guaitil
Guanacaste National Park
Guardia
Huacas
Isla Bolaños National Wildlife Refuge
La Virgen
Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park
Liberia International Airport (Daniel Oduber)
Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve
Marbella
Palo Verde National Park
Paraiso
Pijije
Playa Avellana

Playa Brasilito
Playa Chorotega
Playa Conchal
Playa Flamingo
Playa Grande
Playa Hermosa
Playa Junquillal
Playa Langosta
Playa Manzanillo
Playa Negra
Playa Ocotal
Playa Pan de Azucar
Playa Panama
Playa Potrero
Playa Real
Playas del Coco
Puerto Humo
Quebrada Grande
San Jorge
San Jose de Pinilla
San Juanillo
Santa Cecilia
Santa Cruz
Santa Rosa National Park
Sardinal
Tamarindo
Tamarindo Domestic Airport
Villareal

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