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The ideal location for living the adventure

For those with a passion for nature, adventure and the outdoors, Costa Rica is magic. From Playas del Coco one is within easy reach of virtually all important tourist destinations, parks and reserves in the Guanacaste area, and a near carte blanche access to the region’s amazing array of outdoor and leisure activities. You could go for a morning hike in a misty clouded forest, zip along the jungle treetops on a canopy tour, ride horses in the hills, or swim in a mountain pool under a cascading waterfall. It is just as simple to dive into the ocean’s waters; fish for marlin, dorado, sail fish and more, explore the marine wonderland of turtles, manta rays and a kaleidoscope of colorful fish by snorkeling or diving, or glide over the Pacific waters atop a catamaran. You can take in a few rounds of golf on the world class courses that are springing up on the coast or stretch out in the sun on a hidden beach. In Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province the natural world is your oyster! It is just as simple to dive into the ocean’s wonders, too. Fish for marlin, dorado, sail fish and more; explore the marine wonderland here, snorkeling or diving; spot turtles, manta rays and a kaleidoscope of colorful fish or glide over the Pacific waters atop a catamaran. You can take in a few rounds of golf on the world class courses that are springing up on the coast or stretch out in the sun on a hidden away beach. In Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province the natural world is your oyster!

Sport Fishing:
Some of the best game fishing in the world is to be found in Costa Rica and especially in the magnificent Papagayo Gulf. Since Playas del Coco is the country’s oldest fishing village, it is also a center for the sport. A generous variety of charter boat operations are available to take sport fishermen out for those exhilarating matches between man and fish; record-breaking catches are not uncommon as the gulf offers excellent opportunities for landing marlin; sailfish; dorado, wahoo, cubera, snapper, grouper, tuna and more.

Scuba Diving:
The Papagayo Gulf or golfo de Papagayo is known for its world-class diving and a wealth of marine life in spellbinding shapes, colors and sizes. Favorite local dive sites attract brilliant-hued schools of tropical fish— grunts, damsels, scorpionfish, triggerfish and more are at home here, as are octopus, a variety of sharks and several types of graceful rays and shy eels. Further out, around the Catalinas or Bat Islands, larger mantas, massive schools of cow-nose or devil rays and bull sharks offer breathtaking underwater encounters for bold divers.

Parks and Reserves:
The wealth of natural beauty and diversity that Costa Rica is famous for can be seen everywhere in the province. National parks and private reserves dominate the Guanacaste region. There is an all but infinite smorgasbord to explore; dense rainforests saturating the Monteverde and Santa Elena National Cloud Forest Reserves; the lowland wet and dry forestland of Palo Verde; and the intricate caverns of Barra Honda, Costa Rica's singular subterranean park. The Rincon de la Vieja, Santa Rosa and Guanacaste national parks and the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve are spectacular examples of Costa Rica's immense biological diversity.

Volcanoes:
Costa Rica’s most famous volcano, Arenal, borders Guanacaste and attracts tourists drawn by its simmering outbursts and active lava flow. Rincon de la Vieja, a compound volcano of nine craters, is known for its steaming fumaroles and strange, percolating mud pots. The Miravalles volcano demonstrates its active state with thermal waters and hot mud pits.

Eco-tourism:
Because of Costa Rica’s ideal tropical climate and broad span of habitat, the country is one of the most bio-diverse eco-centers in the world. It is home to more than 9,000 plant species; 850 bird species; 900 tree species; and at least a 1,000 species of butterflies. Exotic flowering plants and tropical flora of startling array live in and among the forest canopy. Some of the most colorful birds on the planet are to be found in the forests and jungles here. The cloud forests, ocean, waterfalls, jungle, savannahs, mountains, volcanoes, caverns and beaches of the country offer an almost unlimited range for exploration and encounter with nature. For anyone passionate about nature, her splendors and her inhabitants, Costa Rica is a treasure chest.

Canopy:
The Guanacaste region is home to impressive canopy tours that sail ziplining adventurers above the treetops, canyons, cliff walls, and water falls, giving them a glimpse of rain forest life in Costa Rica. Securely harnessed and suspended on cables some 60 to 100 feet or more above ground, zipping through the canopy is an adrenaline adventure offering spectacular views of the forest and its wildlife. Monteverde, Arenal, and Rincon de la Vieja offer some of the more well-know canopy adventures and numerous others exist throughout Guancaste, including one only a few miles from Playas del Coco.

Beaching:
The Gulf of Papagayo is edged by scores of beaches varying in type from developed stretches of white, gold or black sand beach to small, quietly private and seemingly undiscovered beaches edging rocky coves. The developed beaches offer leisure activities, including surfing, sailing, and scuba diving and kayaking. Many more are somewhat remote and undeveloped, providing the quiet wonder of lying in the sun in marvelous and splendid solitude.

Golf:
The resort-rich Gulf of Papagayo offers avid golfers three rigorous and challenging 18-hole golf courses within a reasonable drive from the Coco Bay area. The Melia Playa Conchal Beach & Golf Resort is home to a Robert Trent Jones II course, but local golfers also play the Pacific Royal and the Hacienda Pinilla courses near Playas Grande and Tamarindo. Several other courses are planned and will ultimately make this area an international destination for those who love the sport of golf.

Bird Watching:
Costa Rica is the ardent bird lover's paradise and Guanacaste is home to more than half of the 850-plus species known make their home in Costa Rica. In neighboring parks and reserves, and the tropical vegetation surrounding private homes--one can spot varieties of hummingbirds, toucans, macaws, parrots, and other colorful, exotic avians. The multi-hued Elegant Trogan lives only in this region; and in close by Monteverde, the dedicated birder can spot the region's feathered jewel--the Resplendent Quetzel.

Surfing:
The North Pacific has some of the greatest surfing in all of Costa Rica and has long been one of the big wave destinations for avid and aspiring surfers from across the world. What you need to ride the waves is all close at hand here from surf camp for beginners to expert challenges for advanced-surfers-only. This is the destination for casual Hang ten and serious Kowabunga!

For additional information, please contact:

Coco Bay Estates and
CR Development Group
Costa Rica: 011 (506) 8-886-9079
United States: (858) 433-0418

E-mail: info@crdevelopmentgroup.com

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