One of the most visited areas in Costa Rica is the Central Pacific Zone cause it has the perfect combination of beach, fun and beautiful nature. The trip is only a couple of hours from San José. This paradise has popular spots for surfing and sports fishing. It also has beautiful tropical forests rich in wildlife, islands completely covered in vegetation. There are fishing towns and long soft sand beaches for those who wish to rest.
Here you will have the chance to visit different national park a biological reserves like the Carara Biological Reserve that lodges one of the greatest populations of scarlet macaws. These beautiful birds can be observed flying over the trail paths of the park at dawn or dusk. A few minutes away, the delta of the Tárcoles River has become an obligatory stop to watch enormous crocodiles that rest along the riverbanks.
The most visited park of Costa Rica is the Manuel Antonio National Park. The tropical humid forest of this park is home to a great number of plant and animal species. Walking through the park gives the visitor the opportunity to explore its mangroves, islands and marine life.
The most popular beaches of the area are, Matapalo, Manuel Antonio, Esterillos, Jacó, Hermosa, Herradura, Punta Leona, Tambor, Montezuma, Malpaís, Santa Teresa.
Puntarenas is the largest port city of the Central Pacific. It offers all sorts of attractions. It is a narrow strip of land in the Gulf of Nicoya. It is also an important port for large ships, cruises and yachts.
Across the Gulf of Nicoya, in front of Cabuya, you will find Cabo Blanco Natural Reserve. Here you will enjoy pelicans hunting, a dry forest, hidden beaches and waterfalls.
600 km from Puntarenas you will find Coco Island. This island, which marks the furthermost limit of the country, was declared by UNESCO Patrimony of Humanity. The invaluable wealth of the Island is now its natural life, made up of species like the hammer shark and dolphins that live in coral reefs and share the ocean with hundreds of other species. Divers worldwide visit this place.
