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Guanacaste Destination Guide
Discover Guanacaste in Costa Rica
Guanacaste in the region of Guanacaste is a town located in Costa Rica - some 121 mi or ( 195 km ) North-West of San José , the country's capital .
Local time in Guanacaste is now 03:38 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: San Salvador, Santa Tecla, Tegucigalpa, Rivas, and Masaya. When in this area, you might want to check out San Salvador . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Guanacaste ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Steph Flying Super Woman Style Through the Jungle Canopy in Costa Rica
Check me out flying through the jungle canopy in Costa Rica "Super Woman" style! This was a blast!!! My good friend, Zoihly Soto from CR Natural Eco Adventures (www.facebook.com and the zipline guides ..
Programa de Ecoturismo, ACG
Juan Carlos Carrillo coordinador del Programa de Ecoturismo del Área de Conervación de Guanacaste explica las funciones y quehaceres del programa. Si desea conocer más sobre el PET o los sitios de int ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site
The Area de Conservación Guanacaste, is a World Heritage Site in the northwestern part of Costa Rica, which comprises Santa Rosa, Guanacaste, Rincón de la Vieja National Parks and the Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge. It formally became part of National System of Conservation Areas in 1994, and then a World Heritage site in 1999. The area of the parks combined totals 1470 square kilometers as of 2004.
Located at 10.85 -85.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Guanacaste Conservation Area
Guanacaste Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northwestern part of Costa Rica. It contains three National Parks, as well as wildlife refuges and other nature reserves. The area contains the Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site, which comprises the first four areas in the below list.
Located at 10.85 -85.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Gulf of Papagayo
The Gulf of Papagayo (Spanish: Golfo de Papagayo, meaning "gulf of the parrot") is a large body of water off Guanacaste province and the northwestern coast of Costa Rica. It lies at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:10.7|N|85.8|W||||| | |name= }}. The Gulf and its coastline are part of a major tourism project by Costa Rica's government. One of the major resorts in the area is the Allegro Papagayo.
Located at 10.70 -85.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño is a multi-use stadium in Liberia, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Municipal Liberia. The stadium holds 5,979 people and was built in 1970.
Located at 10.64 -85.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Liberia (canton)
Liberia is the first canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,436.47 km², and has a population of 50,359. Its capital is the provincial capital city of Liberia. Cerro Cacao (Cacao Mountain) and Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park. Mark the northeast border of this diamond-shaped canton.
Located at 10.63 -85.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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