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Playas del Coco
This beach town on Costa Rica's North Pacific coast in Guanacaste province, Playas del Coco is the largest community on the Gulf of Papagayo and one of the c…
Palmares
The Las Fiestas Populares de Palmares, held each January, draw around a million visitors over two weeks, making this pocket-sized canton in Costa Rica's Alaj…
Sámara
This little beach town on Costa Rica's North Pacific coast, Sámara draws a café and restaurant scene unusually dense for a village its size, alongside direct…
San Isidro de El General
The largest city in Costa Rica's Brunca region, San Isidro de El General sits in the southern part of San José province with a walkable centre well supplied…
San José
Founded in 1736, San José is Costa Rica's capital and its main hub for culture, dining, and national institutions, with a dense café and restaurant scene and…
Cartago
Founded in 1563 as Costa Rica's first capital — a role it held until 1824 — Cartago is a walkable town in the Cartago Province with a concentration of histor…
Puntarenas
This Pacific port city on a narrow spit of land facing the Nicoya Peninsula, Puntarenas has a walkable centre with a good spread of cafés and restaurants alo…
Playa Grande
Leatherback turtles nest on this Pacific coast beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, from October to March, drawing visitors to one of the species' major nesting…
Bribri
A little jungle-fringed town in Costa Rica's Talamanca canton, Bribri serves as a low-key base for exploring the surrounding rainforest uplands and the indig…
Tortuguero
Reachable only by boat or plane, Tortuguero sits on a sandbar between the Caribbean Sea and the Tortuguero River on Costa Rica's northern Caribbean coast.
Zarcero
A cool highland town in Costa Rica's Alajuela province, Zarcero centers on a striking twin-towered stone church fronted by a lively public square with elabor…
Atenas
A little Costa Rican highland town in Alajuela province, Atenas centers on a white-towered church with a red-tile roof set among tropical palms, with a café…
Arenal
Nuevo Arenal sits on the north shore of Lake Arenal, an artificial reservoir created in 1979 when the original village of Arenal was submerged — the town its…
Uvita
This small coastal town in southern Costa Rica's Osa region, Uvita sits at the edge of Marino Ballena National Park, home to Playa Uvita's distinctive Whale'…
Montezuma, Costa Rica
Little beach village on the southern tip of Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula with a café and restaurant scene well beyond its size, Montezuma draws visitors to…
Los Chiles
This small town on Costa Rica's northern border with Nicaragua, Los Chiles is the gateway to Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, the fourth-largest wetland in the co…
Heredia
This walkable Costa Rican city with a dense food-and-drink scene and a concentration of historic churches in its centre, Heredia is the provincial capital of…
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Salsa Brava, Costa Rica's most powerful surf wave, draws surfers to this Caribbean coastal town in Limón Province — though Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is worth…
Orotina
Lively tiny Costa Rican town where a shaded central plaza buzzes with local life, tall palms and tropical trees lining streets that sit within easy reach of…
Dominical
A little beach town on Costa Rica's South Pacific coast, Dominical is known for large, consistent surf that draws wave-riders year-round.
Limón
Costa Rica's main Caribbean port since the 19th century, Puerto Limón sits on the Caribbean coast with a compact centre of cafés, restaurants, and historic c…
Alajuela
Birthplace of Juan Santamaría, Costa Rica's national hero, this Central Valley city sits close to San José with a walkable centre dense with historic churche…
Liberia
Known as "la ciudad blanca" — the white city — for the whitewashed colonial houses and white gravel roads that once defined its streets, Liberia is the large…
Parrita
A tiny Pacific-coast town in Costa Rica's Central Pacific region, Parrita sits on the water with mountains visible inland.
Turrialba
This Costa Rican town with a compact centre of cafés and restaurants, Turrialba sits close to upland country and waterways, making it a practical base for ex…
Daniel Flores
This pocket-sized Costa Rican town sitting directly on the water with upland country close by, Daniel Flores offers an accessible base for exploring a wider…
Buenos Aires
This compact Costa Rican town sitting right at the water's edge, Buenos Aires offers easy access to upland country and serves as a practical base for explori…
Finca Sonador
Rural property in Costa Rica's Buenos Aires region, sitting right at the water's edge with upland country close by and several UNESCO-listed sites within rea…
Sarapiqui
A riverside town in Costa Rica's lowlands, where the water's edge meets easy access to nearby upland terrain, making it a practical base for nature-focused t…
Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
A surf-town on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, Santa Teresa draws independent travellers with a lively café and restaurant scene well above its size, warm water…
Upala
This pocket-sized Costa Rican town set beside the water with hilly surrounds, Upala offers a low-key base for travelers drawn to the country's northern lowla…
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