Northern Plains · San Carlos
Arenal & La Fortuna
La Fortuna de San Carlos and the nearby Arenal destination area in Costa Rica’s Northern Plains. Communities around Lake Arenal require their own location check.
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Coastal towns, inland nature and communities with their own character. Start with a setting, then look more closely at the places within it.
Tárcoles · Jacó · Esterillos · Quepos
Central Pacific
The mainland coast around Tárcoles, Jacó, Esterillos and Quepos. This focused guide sits within the wider official Central Pacific tourism region.
Costa Rica regional guide
Papagayo & Playas del Coco
The northern mainland coast around the Gulf of Papagayo and Playas del Coco, with Liberia inland. Tamarindo and southern Nicoya have separate guides.
Dominical · Uvita · Osa · Golfo Dulce
South Pacific
The southern mainland coast from the Río Barú and Dominical transition through Uvita toward the Osa Peninsula and Golfo Dulce.
Cahuita · Puerto Viejo · Manzanillo
Southern Caribbean
The southern Caribbean coast around Cahuita, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and Manzanillo, in Limón province. Tortuguero is a separate northern destination.
Santa Teresa · Malpaís · Montezuma · Tambor
Southern Nicoya
The southern Nicoya Peninsula around Cóbano, Santa Teresa, Malpaís, Montezuma and Tambor, in Puntarenas province.
Santa Cruz, Guanacaste
Tamarindo, Langosta & Avellanas
Tamarindo, Playa Langosta and Avellanas lie on the northwestern Nicoya Peninsula coast in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste.
San Ramón · Atenas · Grecia · Sarchí
Western Central Valley
An inland grouping west and northwest of the capital, including San Ramón, Palmares, Grecia, Sarchí and Atenas within the broader Central Valley.