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Puntarenas Costa Rica

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Puntarenas is the largest province

Puntarenas is the largest province and one of the most important tourist destinations of Costa Rica. It stretches from Guanacaste in the Nicoya Peninsula right down to the Panamian border and the Osa Peninsula, along the Pacific Coast. Indeed the main attractions of Puntarenas are its beautiful exotic beaches. It has many little islands, inlets, and fabulous National Parks and natural treasures to discover. Its capital of the same name was once a very important port, and it is where you catch the ferry to Nicoya and to the little islands of located in the Gulf of Nicoya. The main commercial port was recently moved to Calderas, and it is also an important cruising destination. Other tourist destinations of Puntarenas include Cobano, beaches of Montezuma, Malpais and Santa Teresa, Cabo Blanco, Jaco, Hermosa, Esterillos, Bejuco, Manuel Antonio National Park, Domincal, Uvita, Corcovado National Park, Pavones and Tivives. Monteverde Cloud Forest reserve, Cano Island, and even the famous Coco Island, 500 kilometers off the Pacific coast, belongs to this awesome province.

What To Do In Puntarenas

With so many incredible beaches and National Parks, Puntarenas is truly an exciting place to visit and explore; with its miles of coastline and beaches, Puntarenas is very much a surfer’s paradise and counts with some of the best surfing Beaches of Costa Rica. Jaco, Hermosa, Esterillos, Dominical and Pavones being the best ones. The province of Puntarenas also has many protected areas, National Parks and Reserves that can be visited. Hiking, Horseback Riding, Canopy Tours, Kayaking, Volcano, Cloud Forests, Lake, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Buggy Jumping, Turtle, Whale and Dolphin Watching, Bird Watching, Mammals, there is so much to do it is as if the world is at your doorstep when you are in Puntarenas.

Where To Stay In Puntarenas

There is an endless list of Hotels of Puntarenas, along the coast by the beaches, or in the Cloud Forests. The Beaches of Nicoya have fabulous Hotels like the Ylang Ylang, and as you make your way South, passing through Jaco and Manuel Antonio, the choice is extraordinary, whether you are a single surfer or are traveling with a group or with your family. The Hotel Villas Caletas of Jaco, the Gaia Hotel and Reserve of Manuel Antonio, The Lapas Rios Ecologde of Osa are just examples of the class of hotels you can find in Puntarenas, yet there are however lodgings to suit every tastes and budgets. While there are plenty of seafood restaurants in this province, the food is varied and you will find a wide choice of international and national cuisine.

Puntarenas Is The Real Costa Rica

Puntarenas is paradise for sea and beach lovers, with its miles, lovers of nature and those interested in some of the culture of Costa Rica. Indeed during Pre-Columbian times, the Chorotega Indigenous group we living around the Nicoya Peninsula, while the Burrucas lived further south around the Central Pacific. Puntarenas enjoys many different mini climates; hot to cool and humid in the south and drier in the north. While tourism is its main source of revenue, it also lives of agriculture and it is home to the mayor fishing industries and some cattle farming. Puntarenas is without a doubt a very exciting and interesting destination for its variety, culture and so many fun activities to do. It is after all home to one of the most sought after place on Earth, the Osa Peninsula and Corcovado, declared to be one of the most biologically intense places on earth by National Geographic!