Archive for the 'North Pacific' Category

Potrero Beach in Costa Rica

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Potrero Beach in Costa Rica consists of a bay with gray sand beach and clear blue water of 4 kilometers long, with mild to moderate waves, an ideal place for swimming, fishing, diving sports and other water activities and also it is perfect for capturing the sun. Potrero presents a lush vegetation of mangroves and [...]

Drake Bay in Costa Rica - South Pacific

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

It is believed that the port or Bahia Drake in Costa Rica south pacific was used by Sir Francis Drake in the seventeenth century and also was the place where this English privateer hid one of their most precious treasures, but Drake is mostly known for being one of the major tourist destinations and more [...]

Guanacaste National Park in Costa Rica

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

The Guanacaste National Park is located in the province of Guanacaste, North Pacific of Costa Rica, 36 kilometers north of the city of Liberia, this park was created on June 5, 1991 through Executive Order. It has an area of 32,512 hectares. It contains a wide biological diversity distributed in the forests: very humid tropical, [...]

Santa Rosa National Park in Costa Rica

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

The Santa Rosa National Park is located in the province of Guanacaste, in the North Pacific of Costa Rica, just 36 Km north of the city of Liberia. It was created by Executive Order on March 20, 1972. It has an area of 37,117 hectares of ground and has 78,000 hectares in the sea. It [...]

Flamingo Beach in Costa Rica - Guanacaste, North Pacific

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Flamingo Beach in Costa Rica is located in the province of Guanacaste, in the canton of Santa Cruz just 36 kilometers from the city of Santa Cruz. Flamingo Beach is located at Punta Salinas, northwest of Bay Brasilito and 75 km southwest of the city of Liberia. Flamingo Beach is a place that is characterized [...]

Mal Pais in Costa Rica, North Pacific

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Mal Pais is a small coastal community located about 150 kilometers west of the capital San Jose and in the southwestern area of the Nicoya Peninsula in the province of Puntarenas. This typical community is located at 4 miles north of Cabo Blanco National Park and is becoming one of the points of greatest tourist [...]