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Isla del Coco National Park
Cocos Island is a volcanic formation that rises 3.000 meters from the bottom of the ocean as part (...)
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Bosque Eterno Los Niños Others
The Bosque Eterno de los Niños was declared part of the Peace and Water Biosphere Reserve the (...)
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Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve
This biologic reserve is known worldwide for being a sanctuary of the flora, the fauna and the (...)
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Puntarenas Beach
This greyish sandy beach stretches up to 12 kilometers (7,46 miles) long, its an extention of (...)
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Jaco Beach
Visitors from different parts of the country and of the world come to this place. Many of them (...)
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Santa Teresa Beach
This is a very popular place for surfers from all over the world; some have stayed and opened (...)
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El Carmen Beach
This is a beach with beige colored sand that offers a moderate to strong swell, ideal for (...)
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Mal Pais Beach
This beach offers an irregular (in some parts rocky) coast that sketches 3,73 miles long. From (...)
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Balsitas Beach
In order to reach this beautiful and tranquil beach it is necessary to walk a trail. Along (...)
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Cabo Blanco Beach
The Punta Cabo Blanco (Cabo Blanco Peak) is located at the western side of this beach. It is (...)
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Cabuya Beach
The Reserva Absoluta Cabo Blanco (Cabo Blanco Absolute Reserve) works as a natural barrier at (...)
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Montezuma Beach
Playa Montezuma is a small and calm place surrounded by a tropical dry forest, home of the (...)
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Cocalito Beach
Here you can find a splendid waterfall, which drop down 12 meters. It is located in the (...)
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Quizales Beach
Playa Quizales is a calm quiet beach ideal for relaxing with your family.
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Tambor Beach
There is an mangrove habitat in this place, located at the river mouth of the Río Pánica (...)
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Naranjo Beach
Dense vegetation of tropical forest covers the hills and rocky formation and in front of (...)
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Blanca (Punta Morales) Beach
Moving away from the coast, it is surrounded by various islands that protect it from the open (...)
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El Roble Beach
Due to the community´s efforts in keeping this beach clean and safe for visitors it has earned (...)
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Doña Ana Beach
Here you can find the river mouth of the Río Barranca (Barranca River) with a mangrove (...)
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Caldera Beach
You can enjoy of the panoramic views that this beach has sitting at the top of the Cerro (...)
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Tivives Beach
There is vegetation mixed with civilization here. At the southeast section of this beach you (...)
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Friar Casiano of Madrid (Montserrat Church) Historical sites
At the age of 7 he entered the convent of the capuchin fathers of Tarragona where he learned how to (...)
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School of El Carmen Neighborhood Historical sites
It was founded as institution in 1931 when 162 children of the community were taught here. It was (...)
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Aqueduct Tanks in El Cocal and El Carmen Neighborhood Historical sites
Since 1936, the city of Puntarenas was provided with water through and aqueduct that brought it (...)
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City Hall of Puntarenas Historical sites
This building is made of pre-formed structures with the shape of an inverted pyramidal cross with 4 (...)
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Wooden Houses Historical sites
Set of 3 small houses (originally there were 5) made of fine wood, like the pochote tree. They have (...)
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Jose Marti Lyceum Historical sites
It was the first secondary educational center in the city of Puntarenas as from March 23rd, 1942. (...)
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La Victoria Park Historical sites
This park honors the victory of the Costa Rican army during the National Campaign of 1856-1857 (...)
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Clinic of San Rafael Historical sites
It was named after Saint Raphael, the protecting archangel. It was the first hospital of the (...)
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