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Welcome to Guanacaste Life
Your best option for tourist information and Guanacaste province life, hotels, backpackers, hostels, tours, adventure.
This region of Costa Rica has exploded since the addition of international flights to Liberia International Airport in 2004. With the world renowned Four Seasons Papagayo Resort and a world class golf course, the rich and famous have found this a very attractive area to visit, live and invest. Tamarindo and Playa Grande are a surfer's paradise, and are just a bit further down the road from Flamingo Beach. In addition, this area has several national parks and numerous hidden beaches. Real Estate has risen sharply in recent years, and growth and activity is expected to continue with the construction of new hotels and golf courses. With its dry climate, this is a favorite area not only for vacationers, but for those approaching retirement age, investing now in houses and condos for their own personal use later on.
Costa Rica, Guanacaste has with approximately 10,000 qkm and about 270,000 souls many faces and another way of life, which can not be understood by all foreigner, but definitely can be taken over easily.
First humans, who entered Costa Rica, some thousand years before Chr., came to the peninsula of Nicoya. During the colonial ages Guanacaste was not a part of Costa Rica. The inhabitants of Nicoya, Santa Cruz, and Cañas decided that they did not want to belong to Nicaragua, but to Costa Rica and they announced their Annexion on 25 July 1825. Until today the 25 July is Independence Day, which was recognized from both sides in 1858. Nicoya is regarded by many experts as the oldest city of the country and is the commercial center for the beaches, the national parks of Guanacaste as well as the important tourism zones.
With the beginning of the sixteenth century, and the Conquering of the Spanish in the Penisula de Nicoya came the cultural influence. His own culture came late, also in Guanacaste. Aside from African indigenous subpopulations and the European influences were impressed gradually. Although 3 million Espanola's immigrate, many families of from affer regions of Europe, Asia, Africa and Central America arrived. The first africans that came to Guanacaste came with the Catholic Church, later came some Pirates to the Beach Coco (Because when the cam for sweet water, and went back, forgot to take care of some people). And the black ones that arrived later the Caribbean, came from Jamaica, and have English names, that contribute this day to the confusion. The largest group of peopel called the Chorotegas, with originally cam from Mexico. Local from Guanacaste are considered like amiable, opened, friendly and calm. The density of population is 67.5 inhabitants per square mile.
One of the many faces of the peninsula Guanacaste, a very alive and natural one, is the nature paradise with shouting and roaring apes, around flatting hummingbirds, crocodiles in lagoons and sea turtles, queues and iguana, humming birds and parrots, and still many other pleasant things, like for example the beautiful unaffected dream beaches and 10 national parks.
Guanacaste, with the capital Liberia is the most northwest province of Costa Rica, and borders in the west to the Pacific Ocean, with a coastal length of 1022 km with fully developed tourism zones. Here one finds also another faces of Guanacaste, if reaching Tamarindo. Tamarindo changed in such a way, which can only hardly recognize it. There you can see a really good example of how tourism can affect the life. There you have the typical model of fast growing real estate market as well as the boom of touristic infrastructure. Still north increasingly ´´Condominios´´ and also large luxury hotels for mainly North American all inclusive tourists continue to develop. In the last year, 2006, Guanacaste represented the largest growth in real estate investment. Proof of this is that the amount of construction permits increased 133.5% in comparison to year 2005.
The ones who like going out and party Tamarindo is the better choice.
The airport in Liberia got a new terminal an a little bit more in the north, where a group of investors announced that they would like to invest $15 million in the construction of a harbour for boots and yachts of all sizes, the marina Papagayo. Beginning of the construction at the beginning of January 2007.
Guanacaste, situated between 8 and 11 degrees northern latitude has only two seasons; rainy (May - Nov.) and dry (Dec - April). According to the NASA Costa Rica has the very best climate of the world. Visions of never ending rain during the wet season are often exaggerated. Weather patterns are very local and in Guanacaste the sun shines always in the morning. The average temperature is 80.8°F and the annual rainfall is 59- 79 inches. The phenomenon El Niño,caused by the rapid increase of the water temperature of the Pacific Ocean, exists also in Guanacaste, e.g. the rain declined in the year 2007 around 28%, in comparison of the last year. Due to its relatively dry climate through both seasons, Guanacaste has become the center of Costa Rican cattle breeding.
Costa Rica, Guanacaste is a save region for travelers. In their latest study for the year 2007 the Control-Risks-Institut has evaluated as low the politcal risk as well as the risk for the security for travelers and investors in Costa Rica.
The cooler and damper region around Lake Arenal is an exception and is very popular with tourists. After laying dormant for the last century, Volcan Arenal suddenly erupted in 1968 causing extensive damage in the region. Since then Arenal has remained one of the most active volcanoes in the world ( there are approx. 1500 active volcans on earth ). And from a safe distance you can see spectacular views of lava and smoke.
If you like romantic beaches, friendly people and nature still full of exotic animals, experience Guanacaste. The progress of touristy development comes rapidly but today in Guanacaste the clocks still run slower leaving plenty of time to experience the majestic beauty
 
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Pictures that make you dream about Guanacaste, why do not you come here and enjoy it?
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Guanacaste offers a great variety of hotels for all tastes and budget, from luxury hotels to clean cozy cheap lodges, you can also enjoy a great variety of beach front hotels in Guanacaste too.
In this region you will find beaches of every type, texture and colour. The province of Guanacaste makes up most of Costa Rica's North Pacific, and is well known for its folklore, music colour and traditional food. In the province,s capital, Liberia, you will find an international airport where you can arrive directly into the wonders of this sun kissed land. The International American Highway, in excellent conditions, also communicates this city with the country's capital. Great beaches for swimming and surfing are a great way to complement the abundant ecosystems and habitats, filled with all kinds of wildlife and marine creatures. Sports fishing are widely practiced and is renowned among experts. The most common fish species are the marlin, sword, dorado, tuna, wahoo and rooster. Beaches include: Naranjo, Grande, Tamarindo, Langosta, Negra and Nosara.
Some of the region's protected areas possess worldwide importance concerning wildlife species protection and constitute observation areas of great interest. This is the case with the Leatherback Turtle nesting in Playa Grande, the avi-fauna in the lakes of Palo Verde National Park, and Olive Ridley Turtle nesting in the Nancite and Ostional beaches. National parks such as Rincon de la Vieja Volcano also offer unique sites with their hot mud pools and lakes with constant fumarolic activity.
With its many beaches, the Northern Pacific constitutes one of Costa Rica's most important tourism areas. It also has a varied offer in tourism infrastructure that includes services that are five star, and some of the best places to practice golf and sport fishing, combined with a rich natural setting and a myriad of recreational opportunities. Ocean currents bring deep-ocean nutrients to surface plankton, which brings about the increase of rich marine biodiversity, favoring the abundance of species like the swordfish, marlin and dorado..
Guanacaste's beaches, full of sun and activity, offer all types of outdoor activities, including surfing, kayaking, swimming, diving, snorkeling and horseback riding. Some of these beaches are true tourist centers, like Tamarindo and El Coco, while others are characterized by their remoteness. All however, seem to be made just for sports and sun lovers.
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