

Pick one and set up for a day of sunbathing and snorkeling in the crystal-clear water. Just to the south is Gandoca Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge, where you can find a series of coves lined with overhanging palm trees. The sand is a beautiful golden-white and the waters are gentle. The beach at Manzanillo is perfect for nature-lovers. If you take the coastal highway (it’s really just a two-lane road) south of Limon, toward Panama, you come to the end of the road in the settlement of Manzanillo. ManzanilloĬosta Rica’s Caribbean coast is a good four hours’ drive from the capital of San Jose and the least developed region of the country. Here are our top five and a bonus sixth.Īre you interested in retiring abroad? Yes | Not Sure Yet 1.

Despite being a small country (about the size of West Virginia) with a relatively small coastline of 801 miles on the Pacific and Caribbean, Costa Rica has a beach to suit your desires.
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Levels of surf vary from professional surfing swells to gentle protected coves. With sands that run the gambit from black volcanic to golden to white. Yes, it is easy to talk about beaches, but it is definitely not so easy to pick the top five.Ĭosta Rica’s beaches all have different personalities-bustling to deserted. Playing in the surf or donning a mask and exploring the colorful submerged world. Long sandy stretches of palms swaying in the sea breezes. When you dream of a vacation (or living) in the tropics, often the first thing you imagine is the coastline.
