Conchal Beach in Costa Rica is one of the most beautiful beaches all over Costa Rica that is covered by shells making it a really interesting place for the tourism. The turquoise water is excellent for snorkeling. Many tourist guides promote Costa Rica by using the images of this beach without equal. It is considered one of the most exotic beaches on the coast of the nort Pacific of Costa Rica.
Located two miles of Playa Brasilito, this beautiful beach is also just a few steps from the famous Playa Flamingo and the city of Tamarindo. The beach consists of small shells; it derives logically its name. The beach has 4 kilometers long and is shaded by trees, is a spectacular special beach for swimming and sunbathing.
Conchal Golf and Beach, Costa Rica
If you want to reach these four miles of beach you can take a flight from San Jose to Tamarindo and from there take a cab and take a trip of 10 minutes. But you can also get there by taxi from the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, but it is a journey of about 45 minutes. The sun shines between 11-12 hours per day during the dry season (December-April), with an average temperature of 36 degrees centigrade during the same season, and a minimum temperature of 27 degrees, making this beach a great attraction for lovers of nature.
Tamarindo with one of the most crystal clear waters of the so-called “Gold Coast” of Costa Rica invited to dive with snorkel and swim with caution near its rocky areas. The water remains always with a comfortable temperature and is ideal for swimming or snorkeling. With a particular variety of marine life in their waters, you can swim with many tropical fish that live there, or you can see the devil rays that are swimming in this area. For those who like a little more adrenaline, you can find other activities, such as offshore fishing, the scuba diving with equipment (air cylinder) and other water sports.
If you want to switch your activities in the beach, Conchal Beach in Costa Rica is located near interesting national parks and nature reserves that are able to be visited through the year. There is also a small estuary.
For tourists who love golf, the beach is located near one of the most famous golf courses in Costa Rica. This field for championships was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and because of their comforting scenarios from the Pacific coast, is considered one of the best golf courses in Central America.
Conchal Beach in Costa Rica is surrounded by cattle ranches where the service of camping is offered for those who love this activity. The variety of activities together with a unique beach makes Conchal Beach in Costa Rica a place that you must visit.
March 19th, 2009
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The Arenal National Park is located in the northern region of the country, in the Cordillera de Guanacaste, north of the Sierra de Tilarán and part of the plains of San Carlos in the so-called “Heart Energy of Costa Rica.” It belongs to the cantons of Tilarán, San Carlos and San Ramon.
Before 1968, this was considered extinct volcano and even felt that it was not a volcano. It was known as the Cerro Arenal. On July 29, 1968 beginning its active period, opening three craters into the western flank. In the crater, at 1000 meters, causing the explosion, emanating a fiery cloud, which devastated 12 km, disappearing village of Pueblo Nuevo and Tabacon and killing about 87 people. In September of that year began ejecting lava from the crater A, which remained active until 1973, when the activity migrates toward the crater C at an altitude of 1450 meters. This crater is still active to this day, is characterized by lava flows on a permanent basis.
The ground surface is uneven, from deep valleys of large earrings, cut by rivers flowing to flat and undulating shapes. The climate of the region is diverse and presents influences from both the Pacific and the Atlantic. The annual temperature varies between 21 and 27.5 ° C. The average annual precipitation is 3,500 mm to 5,000 mm with altitudes ranging from 40 meters to 2000 meters above sea level. The rainy period is from May to January and dry February to April.
Arenal Volcano and Lake in San Carlos, Costa Rica
It is considered an area of water recharge, whose waters drain to the Arenal reservoir for use in the production of hydropower and agricultural projects in the Irrigation District of Moravia. The Chiquito, Penas Blancas and the Rio Frio rivers are born here, among others. It protects important species of flora and fauna of the rain forest and premontane cloud forest of great scientific and touristic value. Among its main attractions there are: the Mirador at the foot of the Arenal volcano, the Arenal Dam, Cerro Chato, the Aature trails of Heliconias, Las Coladas, El Pilón, Los Tucanes, The Peninsula and theVisitors Center.
The park is a living laboratory, given its rich geological and geomorphological and the complexity in the development of biological processes, from pioneer vegetation to a dense forest. It presents a very diverse flora and fauna, including in their four areas of life: Very HumidTropical Forest (transition), Montano Rainforest, Low Montano Rain Forest (transition) and Very Humid Premontane Forest (transition). Among the most conspicuous species, we find: Guayabo, Cebo , Ceiba, Cirri, Laurel, Higueron, Pilon, Guarumo, Balsa, different species of palms, heliconias, orchids, ferns and bromeliads including a endemic species: Pitcaimia Funkiae. In the park there are different evolutionary stages of soil and vegetation, so as you can see plants colonizing, as the genre’s orchid Epidendrum. The main species of fauna are: tepezcuinte, tapir, deer, jaguars, peccarie, pizote, congo, red and white face monkeys, avariety of snakes, birds such as parrots, sergeants, orioles, brown magpie, little parrots, hummingbirds, bird bell and quetzales.
March 11th, 2009
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Your visit to Costa Rica is not complete without knowing Montezuma; this small town in big attractions is the most visited of the Nicoya Peninsula in Puntarenas. Despite being so small there is no town around it to gather together so many attractions. In this paradise can be enjoyed white sand beaches, forests of various types and its main attraction is its three waterfalls on the river Montezuma.
Before a small fishing village, Montezuma is now known internationally and nationally as a touristic and fascinating place, a cheerful an interesting alternative in Costa Rica. However is still a picturesque village - now with an international community - around with a beautiful nature and coastline. Montezuma offers something for every type of visitor with unique shops and restaurants, lively nights and a spectacular nature. The famous waterfall of Montezuma - with three levels - is only a few minutes from downtown. The beaches around Montezuma are mostly solitary, striking with rows of palm trees, white sand and shells. You can walk the coast north of Montezuma and cross the nature reserve absolute Nicolas WESSBERG. In this way you will find beautiful places to drive to beautiful beach Playa Grande, a favorite place to surf, swim and a place where it is possible to sunbathe. In the next beach, Cocalito you can explore the famous waterfall El Chorro with outstanding views at the ocean. Just south of Montezuma in the way between Cabo Blanco and Cabuya you’ll find volcanic formations on the coast with some lonely beaches and rivers that finish at sea. On sunny days you can walk and find beautiful natural pool that will taste in hot days.
Montezuma beach in Costa Rica
Montezuma is located on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula and it was a small and remote fishing village until the 1980s when it started to gain reputation of being the ideal site for any budget and that until recently had no further tourism development.
It is a great place to stay by their lovely beaches, hotels and accommodations and its very good seafood with a lot of restaurants. Although this small town has a very calm atmosphere, is also a great beach holidays with thousands of young people and foreign tourists from all over the world. After the sunset, Montezuma is the ideal site for the peninsula to be as there are enough bars and discs for all the people.
Besides being able to enjoy surfing and snorkeling in the reefs, you can also practice in the boggie board and enjoy the horseback riding; these are just some of the activities that are popular here. If you want to enjoy your holydays in a calmer atmosphere, you just have to visit the lonely beaches of Cocal, Quizales and Cocalito and you will get a peaceful atmosphere, ideal for relaxing.
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February 23rd, 2009
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Considered as one of the most beautiful and an exotic beach of the Costa Dorada in Costa Rica, Playa Conchal is located in the northern province of Guanacaste on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Two miles away of Playa Brasilito, this beautiful beach is located quite close to the equally famous Flamingo Beach and the town of Tamarindo, a major tourist point in the area. Along with Playa Brasilito this beach is separated by a rocky promontory known as Punta Conchal, which gets its name from the sand found here that is composed of many millions of little remains of shells agglomerated.
If you want to reach these four miles of luxuries beach, it is necessary to take a flight from San Jose to Tamarindo and from there take a cab and takes a trip of almost 10 minutes. But you can also get there by taxi from the Daniel Oduber International Airport, located in Liberia, but it is a journey of about 45 minutes.
Playa Conchal is a fabulous beach with perfect weather almost all year, bathed in sunshine almost all the time and with more than 12 hours of daylight from December to April. The water remains always with a comfortable temperature and is ideal for swimming or snorkeling.
Conchal beach in Costa Rica
Near the beach are several hotels some quite luxurious. However, the tourist must decide whether it stays in one of these hotels because this beach has no other town nearby. Therefore it must be noticed that a resort of this caliber has a very expensive price. For those tourists who are low-budget traveler or just in passing, they can stay in Playa Brasilito.
Playa Conchal has one of the clearest waters of the Costa Dorada de Guanacaste, making it extremely attractive for those who likes to practice snorkeling and for those who simply enjoy the swimming. With a fantastic collection of marine life of all kinds, you can swim with many tropical fish that live here, or you can see the devil rays swimming in this area. For the more adventurous tourists, Conchal offers other sports like fishing in the open sea, scuba diving and other water sports. In case the tourists are bored of the beach, Playa Conchal is also close to national parks and nature reserves that possess an impressive biodiversity. Nearby there is also a small estuary. Playa Conchal is surrounded by cattle ranches and has some areas where you can do camping and sleep under the stars.
For the tourist who enjoys playing golf there is a very famous golf course located just a few steps from the beach. This field for championships was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and because of their comforting scenarios from the Pacific coast, is considered one of the best golf courses in Central America.
October 23rd, 2008
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