Playas del Coco: Main Service Beach Community

Playas del Coco is among the most well known beaches in the country, and has become a commercial and service hub for tourists and locals, which makes for a lively environment, somehow without loosing it's laid back relaxed ambiance.

A very popular area for sport fishing , Playas del Coco is the largest village in Guanacaste province . This is a popular place for surfers to reach places like Ollie's Point and Witches Rock , where the waves are superb, this busy beach is a prime scuba diving spot, with many tour and dive companies set up here.

Very popular among the locals, Playas del Coco has a well developed infrastructure, with good roads and plenty of shops, restaurants, bars, discos, casinos, hotels, resorts and markets .

The bay of Playas del Coco is home to local artisan fishing boats and a wide array of private yachts, sail boats and tour ships. Surrounded by steep cliffs and hills, this horseshoe shaped bay area is the ideal place to have some fun.

From Playas del Coco you can also head out to Pelonas Islands, Catalinas and Bat Islands as well, where you are likely to spot turtles, sharks and octopuses in the natural environment. The main attraction of this beach is its excellent variety of tourist facilities and great weather. Besides fishing excursions, the sailing here is also excellent, Playas del Coco is home to the once annual charity Regatta Papagayo, a sailing tournament rapidly gaining recognition. Many tourists also use Playas del Coco as a base camp because of its affordable accommodations, when touring the Guanacaste region.

Its main attractions are the tourist facilities and the sun, which shines longer and more brightly here than anywhere else in Costa Rica.

The Playas de Coco Beach is easy accessible by the Daniel Oduber International Airport, with a wide variety of rental car services available for a 20-30min drive to town.