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Guanacaste Costa Rica

In Guanacaste you may enjoy much of Costa Rican traditions, recreate the music of the "marimba", folk dances, typical food and cowboy culture, visit the volcanoes Orosi, Rincon de la Vieja, Miravalles and new sand or learn more about the Costa Rican independence struggles in the Parque Nacional Santa Rosa.
The area has some of the most beautiful beaches of Costa Rica. Among the most visited are Culebra Bay, Gulf of Papagayo, Playa Hermosa, Playas del Coco, Playa Grande, Playa Tamarindo, Playa Flamingo, Playa Avellana, Playa Brasilito, Playa Samara, Playa Nosara, Puerto Carrillo and others. It also has national parks (protected areas) and the Guanacaste Conservation Area, the largest National Park, and places like the caves of Barra Honda, Miravalles Volcano, and Rincón de la Vieja. Famous for its sun and beaches, the region is the destination for many foreign tourists who visit Costa Rica, and the Daniel Oduber International Airport receives international flights land avoiding displacement from the capital San Jose

Junquillal is a good example of beaches dedicated to ecotourism or low-impact tourism. Some of the most famous festivals in the province of Guanacaste are the festivities of the city of Santa Cruz in January, where you can enjoy dancing, games, traditional food and sports, popular festivals of Playas del Coco, in February and civic festivals in Liberia in February and July.

Liberia is the capital city
Guanacaste has subdivisions - 11 cantons and - 47 districts
Surface Position in Costa Rca           2. º
• Total:            10140.71 km ²
(19.84% of Costa Rica)
Population (2010 [1]) Seat 7. º
• Total:            280,488 inhabitants.
(6.57% of Costa Rica)
• Density:        26.05 hab / km ²
Inhabitants:     Guanacasteco / a

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North Pacific - Guanacaste
Nicoya Peninsula - Guanacaste
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Rio Corobici River
Rio Tempisque River

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