Guanacaste Costa Rica
With its numerous beaches, Guanacaste is one of Costa Rica’s most important areas for tourism. The beaches of Guanacaste, full of sun and activities, offer all kinds of outdoor activities including surfing, kayaking, swimming, diving, snorkeling and horseback riding. Some of these beaches are genuine tourist centres, such as Tamarindo and Playa El Coco, while others are characterized by their poor accessibility.
With sun-kissed beaches and big waves of the Pacific by riding with surfing, Guanacaste is full of tourists from all over the world. White sandy beaches on the coast and the mountains behind with the fascinating Guanacaste national parks and volcanoes.
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The Costa Rica region of Guanacaste attracts tourists with its breathtaking coastlines, amazing places for bird watching, horseback riding, beautiful beaches with perfect waves for surf, superb sea dedicated to snorkeling and beautiful mountain lakes to fly with the windsurf.
The white sand beaches are considered among the most beautiful of Costa Rica. Tourists can take surfing lessons and enjoy the nightlife of Tamarindo, embark on an amazing thrilling excursion of a volcano and explore the refreshing waterfalls of the National Park Rincon de la Vieja, or enjoy a relaxing day on Playa Conchal.
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Guanacaste is also a region of the Costa Rica where tourism meets the traditions and the typical elements characteristic of the area. With so many things to do, it’s easy to see why so many people come to visit this wonderful province.
Guanacaste is surrounded by a chain of volcanoes stretching from the Cordillera de Guanacaste to the Cordillera de Tilaran. The Barra Honda National Park also protects important extensions of tropical dry forest.
Tourists can hike towards the peaks of volcanoes, including the area of Rincon de la Vieja Volcano. These mountains are also several rivers that flow to form an alluvial plain crossed by the Rio Tempisque.
Weather in Guanacaste
In the summer in Guanacaste, which extends between the months of November and may, the trees lose their leaves, creating a varied landscape.
In the months from June to October, when the rivers become enlarged due to the rains, these forests bloom with different shades of green.
The hot and dry climate of the Guanacaste makes the region a popular destination for those who want to escape from cold winter months in the northern latitudes.