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Carmen Beach is a seaside resort in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. [1] It consists of a white sand beach, a small coastal town, and some buildings perched on the foothills of the Cabo Blanco. The force of the waves is lower than the neighbouring beaches. [1] [2]
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The name Puntarenas comes from a portmanteau of punta and arenas, which means "point" and "sands", respectively.In English this would translate roughly to "Sand Point". The name is first referenced by the arrival in February 1720 of the pirate John Clipperton to the area, which recorded in his journals to have arrived to a "Punta de Arena", referring to the needle-like area on which the city ...
Serpentario de Monteverde (Snake Tour Herpetarium) is an urban park of approximately 14 hectares (35 acres), located in southern Monteverde, in the Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. [1] It has an average altitude of 1327 meters and is contiguous to the Monteverde Orchid Garden to the north and the Butterfly Garden to the south.
Puntarenas has an area of 1,842.33 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 169 metres. [2]The canton includes areas on both sides of the Gulf of Nicoya.The southern portion of the Nicoya Peninsula is also in the canton, including the popular tourist areas of Tambor, Montezuma and Malpais.
Elected in 2007 by Costa Ricans through an open contest organized by a leading newspaper as the "7 natural wonders of Costa Rica", [61] these natural sites are among the most popular destinations by both foreign and domestic tourists, with the exception of Cocos Island, which it is not easily accessed, because it is located in the Pacific Ocean ...
Dominical is a beach-front town in Bahía Ballena District, of the Osa canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica, approximately 45 km south of Quepos.It is well known for large, year-round waves and is popular among surfers in Costa Rica. [1]
The capital is Puntarenas.The province covers an area of 11,266 square kilometres (4,350 sq mi), and has a population of 410,929. [2] It is subdivided into 11 cantons.For administrative purposes, the island Isla del Coco, 500 kilometres (310 mi) offshore in the Pacific Ocean, is considered a part of this province.