Alajuela

Location of Juan Santamaría International Airport SJO

 

Bahia Ballena

ahia Ballena is a small town on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, within the canton of Osa, in the region known as Costa Ballena.


Cahuita

The Town near a coastal rainforest with plenty of monkeys, reptiles and birds, Cahuita National Park is a must see for any traveller in the area.

 

Corcovado

National Geographic called Corcovado National Park the "most biologically intense place on Earth"

 

Conchal

Conchal Beach, or Playa Conchal as the locals call it is one of the most beautiful beaches in Costa Rica.

 

Carara National Park

is a National Park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

 

Cartago

Capital of the city of Costa Rica cartago is a historical spot and the former capital of Costa Rica

 

Chirripo National Park

the highest peak of Costa Rica, the Chirripo Mountain with 3839 m. Thats the highest peak inbetween Guatemala and the Andes.

 

Dominical

This town is becoming more touristic as it is considered a great surf spot and many retired surfers live here.

 

Drake Bay

One of the most known destinations in the Osa peninsula region

 

Esterillos

Esterillos is still very underdeveloped which makes it a quiet and relaxing place to get away from it all.

 

Grecia & Sarchi

The small town of Sarchí is well known to be the major craft center of the country.

 

Golfito

Is Costa Rica’s most southern port town; is located across from the Osa Peninsula on the Golfo Dulce.

 

Heredia

is a university town in Costa Rica in the San Jose metro area. The town is exceptional and friendly.

 

Jacó

Is one of the two largest tourist towns on the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.

 

Junquillal

Junquillal is a calm little beach spot set in the middle of a 4 km long expanse of salt and pepper colored sand.

 

La Cruz

La Cruz is a small town north of Guanacaste next to the Nicaraguan border. It’s one of Costa Rica’s treasures, as it played an important role in the country’s history, and nowadays is a popular spot for surfers and nature lovers.

 

La Fortuna

The most visited town of Costa Rica

 

Liberia

Home of the second international airport LIR

 

Manzanillo

The beach of Manzanillo is shaded by thick palms and old almendro trees leaning far out over the sand. Bathing is possible at mid to hight tide. During low tide be careful of underwater rocks.

 

Manuel Antonio

Within a relatively small corner of Costa Rica, tourists can find the excitement and adventure of a vacation in the national park

 

Monteverde

Set atop the spine of Costa Rica’s continental divide, Monteverde is a world above the coastal towns that dot the country's famous shoreline.

 

Montezuma

A town along the Pacific Ocean, a bustling, creative town with amazing beaches and many fantastic views

 

Nosara

Nosara is in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on the Pacific coast of the Nicoya Peninsula

 

Ocotal

Ocotal is a small beach within a gated community. Although public access is granted to the beach, you primarily only see residents and guests of the hotel and resort using the beach.

 

Pacuare River

The Pacuare River, or the Río Pacuare, in Costa Rica has its source in the Cordillera de Talamanca and flows approximately 108 km to the Caribbean.

 

Peninsula de Osa

is a peninsula located in southwestern Costa Rica, in the Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific Ocean.

 

Pavones

Pavones is located on the Southern Pacific of Costa Rica, near the border of Panama. It's considered the 2nd longest left hand break in the world.

 

Playa Hermosa

Is an aptly named gray-sand beach that perches between two mountains.

 

Playas del Coco

Playas del Coco is one of the oldest beach communities in Costa Rica. Playas del Coco is the oldest coastal community in Guanacaste Province

 

Puerto Viejo

Puerto Viejo is the largest tourist destination in Costa Rica's small Caribbean coast.

 

Puntarenas

("punta arenas", or "sand point" in Spanish) is the capital and largest city in the province Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

 

Quepos

Quepos is well known by sport fishing enthusiasts it drapes itself across a tropical inlet surrounded by primary rainforest.

 

Reventazon River

Running alongside the Pacuare River to the west, the Revantazón River makes a run through the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica before reaching the Caribbean and is rafting spot

 

Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa is a booming new travel destination in Costa Rica attracting beach lovers and especially surfers who come to ride the area's world-class waves that crash onto broad sandy beaches

 

San José

San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of the national government.

 

Sarapiqui

is well known as a conservation activity region. Covering 85% of Heredia’s total land area, Sarapiqui is known throughout Costa Rica for its amazing and rich biodiversity

 

Tamarindo

Playa Tamarindo is a long beach, with excellent waves near the mouth of the estuary. Currents can be strong, especially on a falling tide

 

Tortuguero

Tortuguero National Park is a National Park within the Tortuguero Conservation Area. The reserve is also included in the Humedal Caribe Noreste, this is one of the few Costa Rican national parks where walking isn't necessarily the best way to see things.

 

Turrialba

Home of the turrialba volcano, is a town in the cartago province

 

Uvita

Uvita, Costa Rica is considered by many to be one of the most up and coming communities in the Southern Zone.

 

Zancudo

Along the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, near the old banana port of Golfito, there lies a long sandy beach that stretches for 6 miles along the warm blue waters of the Golfo Dulce.

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