Puntarenas
Costa Rica’s main port city and capital city of Puntarenas province is located on the Pacific Coast home to about 100,000 people and is a wonderful sun and beach destination with many national parks within driving distance.
What Will I See?
- Artists Plaza
- The Culture House
- Beaches and islands
- Mangrove forests, cloud forests and lush rainforest
- The Puntarenas Maritime Museum
- Craft markets
- Beach resorts
What Can I Do?
- Visit the Pacific Marine Park
- Take a boat to Tortuga Island
- Visit Manuel Antonio National Park
- Snorkeling, scuba diving
- Enjoy a scenic train tour of the city and surrounding area
- Visit Carara Biological Reserve home to the rare scarlet macaw
- Bird watching
- Visit Arenal Volcano
- Canopy tours and ziplining
- Deep sea fishing
- Surfing, white water rafting, sea kayaking
- Golf
