Guidebook for Playa Hermosa
Parks & Nature
Playa Grande is home to a remarkable natural phenomena that takes place annually right on its sands. The Leatherback Turtles (Las Baulas), an endangered species, make their way to the beach en masse each year to bury their eggs in the white sand. The park was founded to protect these magnificent creatures and their reproduction process
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Marino Las Baulas National Park
Playa Grande is home to a remarkable natural phenomena that takes place annually right on its sands. The Leatherback Turtles (Las Baulas), an endangered species, make their way to the beach en masse each year to bury their eggs in the white sand. The park was founded to protect these magnificent creatures and their reproduction process
Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, composed of nine separate but contiguous craters, is the largest of five volcanoes in the Guanacaste Mountain Range. The still-steaming volcano gives its name to the 35,000-acre national park that surrounds it
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Rincon de la Vieja National Park
Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, composed of nine separate but contiguous craters, is the largest of five volcanoes in the Guanacaste Mountain Range. The still-steaming volcano gives its name to the 35,000-acre national park that surrounds it
Barra Honda is Costa Rica's only subterranean park. Its myriad caverns are carved out of the soft limestone of ancient coral reefs forced upward by tectonic faults. Erosion and rain took over from there, shaping small subterranean chambers and caves over a period of 70 million years
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Parque Nacional Barra Honda
Barra Honda is Costa Rica's only subterranean park. Its myriad caverns are carved out of the soft limestone of ancient coral reefs forced upward by tectonic faults. Erosion and rain took over from there, shaping small subterranean chambers and caves over a period of 70 million years
Arts & Culture
Guanacaste is rich in traditions and numerous cultural events are held in Nicoya throughout the year. Most celebrations have a religious background while others are testimony of national pride and folklore. No matter how solemn the event is, every celebration is a welcome opportunity for a party with native food, drinks and dancing to live music
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Nicoya
Guanacaste is rich in traditions and numerous cultural events are held in Nicoya throughout the year. Most celebrations have a religious background while others are testimony of national pride and folklore. No matter how solemn the event is, every celebration is a welcome opportunity for a party with native food, drinks and dancing to live music
The town was originally called Siete Cueros because of all its trees, but the name was changed to honor a soldier, Filadelfia Soto, in 1877. It is well-known today because it was declared an archaeological city. This declaration was made due to the many cemeteries of the indigenous people found here
Filadelfia de Guanacaste
The town was originally called Siete Cueros because of all its trees, but the name was changed to honor a soldier, Filadelfia Soto, in 1877. It is well-known today because it was declared an archaeological city. This declaration was made due to the many cemeteries of the indigenous people found here
Food Scene
Ginger Restaurant Bar
Fusion Food
Walking distance from the property. Beach front restaurant and bar
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Aquasport Bar & Restaurant
Walking distance from the property. Beach front restaurant and bar
Walking distance from the house. Sea food
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La Casita Del Marisco
Walking distance from the house. Sea food
Roberto's
Walking distance from the house. Seafood
Abbocato Restaurant
Italian, sea food
Soda Mediterranea
Italian, seafood
Drinks & Nightlife
Del Coco Beach
Bars, Sportsbars
Biggest beach town in the area after Playas del Coco
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Tamarindo Beach Costa Rica
Biggest beach town in the area after Playas del Coco
Essentials
Best supermarket chain in Costa Rica. Good meat, poultry, vegetables and fruits
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Auto Mercado
Best supermarket chain in Costa Rica. Good meat, poultry, vegetables and fruits
You can find a lot of essentials in this convenience store
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Super Luperon Playa Hermosa
158You can find a lot of essentials in this convenience store
Shopping
Yo can find small souvenier shops and street market
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Playas del coco
Yo can find small souvenier shops and street market
Sightseeing
Playa Flamingo
Flamingo Beach RoadNice beach
Playa Conchal
The sand consists of shells and corals
Culebra Bay
Nice views of the bay from the surrounding mountains