Costa Rica local guide

Honest, local guides to where to eat, stay, and what to do — town by town, across Costa Rica.

21 towns 3,317 local listings No pay-to-rank

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Guanacaste · North Pacific

6 towns
Liberia 147 local listings Open guide Playas del Coco 141 local listings Open guide Playa Hermosa Guanacaste 94 local listings Open guide Potrero & Flamingo 173 local listings Open guide Playa Grande 78 local listings Open guide Tamarindo 304 local listings Open guide

Nicoya Peninsula

4 towns
Nosara 57 local listings Open guide Samara 157 local listings Open guide Santa Teresa & Mal País 252 local listings Open guide Montezuma 66 local listings Open guide

Central Pacific

4 towns
Puntarenas 88 local listings Open guide Jacó 300 local listings Open guide Quepos 184 local listings Open guide Manuel Antonio 58 local listings Open guide

South Pacific & Osa

4 towns
Dominical 43 local listings Open guide Uvita 238 local listings Open guide Drake Bay 146 local listings Open guide Puerto Jiménez 118 local listings Open guide

Caribbean

1 town
Tortuguero 45 local listings Open guide

Valley & Volcano

2 towns
San José 289 local listings Open guide La Fortuna 339 local listings Open guide

The guide

Why we built this

CR Local Guides is built by travelers, for travelers. We love the richness of Costa Rica — its food, its people, its culture, Pura Vida! We built this because it is the guide we want to use: honest, local, and free of the noise. If that resonates, you're in the right place.

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