Liberia Guanacaste, Costa Rica Liberia is the capital of the Guanacaste province in Costa Rica and is located roughly four hours from San José by bus. Over 35,000 people live in the city. Though small by North American standards, it is quite large in comparison to its Guanacastecan neighbors to the southeast, Santa Cruz, and Nicoya. The city center features a modern-style church, as many Costa Rican towns do, facing a plaza surrounded by locally-owned shops and restaurants. Liberia is also home to an expo that takes place in the month July, celebrating the Annexation of Guanacaste on July 25, 1824. Tourists may find their way to Liberia en route to such beaches as Playa del Coco or Playa Hermosa, though most will only grab a bite to eat at one of the American fast food restaurants in the food mall located at the city's main crossroads and continue on their way. Others may prefer the 24-hour Subway sandwich shop located just down the road. The Daniel Oduber International Airport is located 4 miles south from the city, following the road to Nicoya. This is the second international airport in the country, after the Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, and serves cities like Toronto, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago. Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park is located just to the northwest of Liberia. Located along the park's many kilometers of hiking trails are such volcanic wonders as hot springs and bubbling clay pots as well as numerous waterfalls and rivers. Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Nicoya is a town in Costa Rica's Guanacaste province, and one of its most important tourist zones. It serves as a transport hub to Guanacaste's beaches and national parks. According to the 200 census, the city's population is 13,334-second only to Liberia in the province. The city is also the district seat of a cantón of the same name, which in 2000 had 20,945 residents. It is built in an old colonial style, in the Cordillera Volcánica de Guanacaste. Agriculture and cattle form the backbone of the city's economy, as well as the province which surrounds it. Nicoya did not become part of Costa Rica until 1824, when the people of tha landa along with the people of neighboring Santa Cruz, decided to join the democratic Costa Rica State. In early 2006, a group of researchers led by adventure writer Dan Buettner and supported by National Geographic Magazine, the National Institute for Aging, and Allianz Healthcare, designated Nicoya as a Blue Zone. This designation is granted to global regions that are characterized by the longest life expectancies. Among the ideal Nicoyan lifestyle characteristics cited by the research were the water's high calcium content, intense daily physical activity, year-long fruit consumption, and close inter-generational relationships. The region is also characterized by responsible tourism global leaders including Hotel Punta Islita, an award-winning destination that has developed in close symbiosis with its surrounding communities, establishing viable partnerships for the conservation of the region's tropical dry forest. Tamaraindo - Playas del Coco - Ocotal Among the best and most easily accessible diving sites in the country, the North Pacific Coast has an abundance of marine life, especially around the Isla Santa Catalina area, Playas del Coco and Playa Ocotal. Today, areas like Tamarindo are also becoming increasingly popular and little fishing villages are exploding all over the place, with more and more foreigners wanting to move here to find a piece of paradise. The beaches in the North Pacific Coast are some of the most beautiful beaches in the entire country. They are vast and always sunny, with endless coves and pristine shorelines just a short walk away from one another. Some of these areas are quickly being developed with luxury resorts, while others are still small fishing villages just waiting to be discovered. This part of the country is also home to the luxurious Golfo de Papagayo, which is being developed as an ultra modern resort town. Housing the most expensive hotel in the country, the Four Seasons, this area is geared towards the traveler who wants the very best. Aside from sun bathing on the beautiful beaches of the northern coast, water sports are one of the major attractions here, with some excellent surf spots. Many surfers from all over the globe frequent this area looking to find the perfect point, reef or beach break. There are countless surf breaks along the north shore and if you are lucky, you can find your own break and take in the endless beauty that both the ocean and beach have to offer. Compared to other parts of Costa Rica, the climate along the North Pacific Coast is typically hot and dry. Home to vast expanses of tropical dry forests that often line the beaches, this area plays host to an array of animals including many species of sea birds and monkeys. North of Tamarindo is the Marino las Baulas National Park, where every year hundreds of leatherback turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects to emerge from this region has been the Guanacaste cowboy. With this area nicknamed the ?Wild West? of Costa Rica, in the recent years many cattle ranches have sprung up around the place.

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