Playa Coyote

Playa Coyote is among the many beautiful and remote beaches that sit off the western coast of the Nicoya Peninsula in Guanacaste province. Lying on the pristine shores of the Pacific, and in between Playa Samara and Playa Manzanillo, this beach is actually quite isolated as most roads leading here are dirt tracks that are very rough and spractically impassable when it rains.

The best way to reach this stunning beach is to catch a domestic flight from the capital San Jose to the airports of Samara or Islita, and then drive out to Playa Coyote via the village of San Francisco de Coyote, which is around four kilometers from the beach.

Located roughly 7 km from Playa San Miguel, you can also catch a ferry from Puntarenas city to Playa Naranjo or Paquera, and then drive up to Jicaral. From here, head west to San Francisco de Coyote. Playa Coyote is a virgin tropical paradise with a long and sandy horseshoe-shaped beach that is surrounded by tall coconut trees. Here, many beautiful birds and monkeys can also be seen along the seashore, making it a great beach for bird watchers.

Quiet and tranquil, Playa Coyote is considered by many to be one of the best beaches in Costa Rica. The perfect place to have a long relaxing holiday away from the hubbub of the city, this picturesque beach offers tourists amazing sunsets and spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. Divided by the Rio Jabillo and a mangrove estuary, to get from the northern to the southern end of the beach you have to travel back up to San Francisco de Coyote and then back down again to the beach.

Playa Conchal

With 1.5 kilometers of extension, this beautiful white beach is famous by its formed sand of million particles of shells, which gives very special characteristics him and they do one of most beautiful of the country. Their waters are transparent and must manglar and much vegetation. He is ideal for the aquatic benefit, cavalcades, diving and other sports, besides to count on several near hotels. It is located to two kilometers of Brasilito beach. It is arrived by the Liberia-Guard-Filadelfia-Belen-Huacas-Brasilito-Conchal route

Playa Carrillo

To 5 km of Sámara it very has a beach pleased by the visitors to be town of coconut palms and because their waves are very calm what it makes ideal to swim. In her also long walks can be done, to take the sun and for sport and artisan fishing. Distance 43 kilometers of Nicoya, by the route Nicoya-Curime-Caimital- Bethlehem-Velvet-Maquenco-Sámara-Carrillo. It has an extension of almost 3 kilometers. She is near great hotel developments of international companies.

Playa Dominical

To borders of the Barú river, that marks to the limit between the Central Pacific and the South Pacific, is the locality of Dominical, to 46 kilometers to the south of Quepos, a rich region in landscapes, biodiversity and attractive tourist. In this small town, that counts on a good tourist infrastructure, relax is breathed and a cosy atmosphere.

This old villa of fishing account with a beautiful ideal beach for the practice of surf, with a good surge throughout the year, this causes that it is a destiny very chosen by the surfers And next to her Playa Dominicalito, but to the south, a beach for relax and to enjoy a postcard image.

In the neighborhood of Dominical are places that you cannot let visit, like the Refuge of Wild Life Hacienda Barú, where you will learn much on the wild life, or the famous and impressive Nauyaca cataract, inside the forest, or the cataracts of the Diamante river, or the serpents of the Reptilandia Park.

From Dominical it is acceded to most of the destinies of the South Pacific and between its more recommendable places: Punta Uvita, Parque Nacional Marino Ballena, Bay Drake, manglares of the Sierpe river, Parque Nacional Corcovado or Isla del Caño, in whose passage if you have luck you will be able to sight whales, orcas and dolphins.

Playa Brasilito

To east Conchal the beach, the landscape is totally different; he is a little dark, do not abound the shells and the vegetation is poor, although it has great scenic beauty. Ideal for the benefit, long walks and observation of the marine life. Account with several small near hotels. In order to arrive the Liberia-Guard-Bethlehem-Huacas-Brasilito route is followed (70 kilometers), or to 45 kilometers of Santa Cruz.

In the town of Brasilito there are some small hotels, stores, bars and restaurants and Internet coffee. Also there are businesses that rent horses, diving gear, motociclos, and other equipment for benefit of the tourist.

Beaches of Costa Rica

Costa Rica means Rich Coast and  different attractive especially wonderful and great beaches.The country have beaches with white sand separates the verdure of the rainforest from the oceans aquamarine waters, to long beaches washed by frothy surf and lined with lanky coconut palms.
Within that variety and natural exuberance are the ingredients needed to fulfill every traveler's tropical fantasy.

Countless stretches of sun-swathed sand await you on Costa Rica's 762 miles of sinuous coastline, spread between the Pacific and Caribbean. Most of those beaches are backed by forests that contain a myriad of rare flora and fauna, while submerged off some lie such marine wonders and intricate coral formations and kaleidoscopes of brightly colored tropical fish. And in addition to their own attractions, many of those beaches can serve as your base for such varied activities as white water river rafting, horseback riding, deep sea fishing, skin diving and other outdoor adventures.
Perhaps more important, Costa Rica's beaches provide the prefect conditions for doing absolutely nothing, which is an essential part of any vacation. Such natural attributes as soft ocean breezes, impeccable blue skies, rustling palm fronds, warm sand and the rhythmic crashing of the surf combine with amenities like cool beverages, tropical music, fresh fruit and an abundance of seafood, elevating leisure to the level of a science.

The nation's tradition of hospitality is complemented by a modern transportation system and a cornucopia of coastal accommodations to ensure comfortable beach vacations for all. Costa Rica's beach selection is simply mind boggling, certainly more than you could visit in several vacations. The following overview of the country's "playas", as beaches are called in Spanish, is consequently intended to help you decide which of those coastal treasures you would like to discover for yourself.

Popular Beaches in Costa Rica

    Beach Brasilito, Guanacaste
    Beach Carrillo, Guanacaste
    Beach Conchal, Guanacaste
    Beach Coyote, Guanacaste
    Beach Dominical, Puntarenas
    Beach del Coco, Guanacaste
    Beach Flamingo, Guanacaste
    Beach Grande, Guanacaste
    Beach Hermosa, Guanacaste
    Beach Islita, Guanacaste
    BeachJacó, Puntarenas
    Beach Junquillal, Guanacaste
    Beach Langosta, Guanacaste
    Beach Malpaís, Puntarenas
    Beach Montezuma, Puntarenas
    Beach Nosara, Guanacast
    Beach Ocotal, Guanacaste
    Beach Ostional, Guanacaste
    Beach Potrero, Guanacaste
    Beach Sámara, Guanacaste
    Beach Tamarindo, Guanacaste
    Beach Tambor, Puntarenas
    Beach Cahuita, Limon
     Beach Puerto Viejo, Limon
    Beach Manzanillo, Limon
 Beach Tortuguero, Limon
Barra del Colorado, Limon

Carara National Park

Costa RicaCarara National Park

The park enjoys a unique location between the Amazon and the habitat of Mesoamerica in a transition zone of Costa Rica to host the flora and fauna of each respective habitat. This is really a very special place in Costa Rica, which can be seen on a tour of our hotel in Jaco. The name of the park, where the native Huetar means crocodile

. Everyone will understand the meaning of this name as the Tarcoles River (Rio Tarcoles), which forms the northern boundary of the park is inhabited by crocodiles round.On this trip all year round you can see wildlife, including white -faced capuchin and red macaws and displacement in the dense mangrove canopy Jaco, near the mouth of the beach, near Jaco Tarcoles where they usually sit. If the stripes of colors in the sky left by macaws are not attractive enough, birders can enjoy toucans, parrots, aracaris, kingfishers, herons, which bloom in coastal mangroves. Other animals in the park are peccaries, anteaters and poison arrow frogs up temporarily in the jungle floor.

Carara National Park is just 9.3 miles (15 km) north of the hotel in Jacó. Several miles of trails are open to visitors. Early morning is the best time to see the many birds that inhabit the park, scarlet macaws, in particular.
There are two trails in Carara National Park and tour. The Natural Way 2.7 miles Araceas the gatehouse in parallel with the Rio Grande de Tarcoles short and has branches in the lagoon meanders and wetlands. There is also a shorter route.

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