Papagayo Costa Rica travel information and destination guide...
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Papagayo Costa Rica is often associated with two vacation packages resorts in northern Costa Rica — the Grand and Allegro Papagayo. These resorts are located in a region called the Papagayo which was named for the Gulf of Papagayo. The Costa Rican government has designated Papagayo for resort development and there are some lovely resorts along this beautiful coastline. Many people travel to Costa Rica to visit Papagayo.
Papagayo Costa Rica resorts are as follows:
Papagayo also offers visitors the option of renting a house or fractional ownership unit. Many of these are single family homes with good quality amenities, including luxuries such as a gourmet kitchen, large terrace, private pool and hot tub.
The Nicoya Peninsula is known for its white-sand beaches and for its surf. Increasingly popular, the Nicoya Peninsula boasts not on Barra Honda National Park but also Nosara, Samara, Playa Grande Marine Turtle National Park and Malpais.
Tamarindo is the most famous destination in the Nicoya Peninsula. It offers great surfing, golfing, sport fishing and diving.
Palo Verde National Park is one of Central America's largest protected wildlife areas covering 18,417-hectares (45,000-acres) of wetland in the incredibly dry province of Nicoya.
In Palo Verde, the traveler will find marshes, evergreen forests, grassy savannahs, woodlands and mangrove swamps. The major rivers of the region drain into two basins and there are lagoons.
