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Location: between Playitas and Espadilla Sur beaches in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Espadilla Norte Beach GPS Coordinates: 9.391385,-84.149654 (9°23’28.98″N, 84°08’58.75″W)
District: Quepos, canton: Aguirre, province: Puntarenas.
Zone postal code: 60601.
Espadilla Norte Beach Costa Rica is a unique destination with white sands and clear blue waters in a long and wide beach located meters away from Manuel Antonio National Park entrance, in Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. In fact, is the largest and most popular beach in Manuel Antonio.
Its great atmosphere plus lush natural beauty turns this beach into a truly paradise. The landscape at Espadilla Norte Beach is beautifully accented by its incredible amount of tropical vegetation with stately palm trees, as well as its Coral reefs and abundant wildlife with species such as raccoons, porcupines, sloths and monkeys, that simply enchant all visitors. Its cliffs maintain the original vegetation and in their bases in shallow waters visitors can see lots of small fish and coral colonies, which must be protected so that they can be exploited for scientific tourism. In the rainy season the weather is nice for tourists, since generally the rain cools the air, and also, during this time, the endless stretch of sand reflects the sky’s beautiful, billowing clouds. On the other hand, both North and South Espadilla beaches, have been awarded under the Blue Flag award.
North Espadilla Beach is very popular, and tend to get slightly crowded, however, even when crowded, the beach is so long that you can find space to spread out in the sun or in the shade of the surrounding palms and almond trees. This is a beach ideal for swimming, sunning, and practice some water sports, such as surfing, kayaking, boat trips, jet skiing and fishing, as here abound snapper, snook, mullet, pomfret, etc., just to name a few. Also, North Espadilla is safer than most beaches due to the presence of lifeguards, an uncommon sight on public beaches in Costa Rica. Even though swimming here can be dangerous because of the unpredictable riptides and currents.
North Espadilla Beach has smooth and consistent waves, better known to have strong rip currents in spite of their small size, so surfers fall in love with the exciting each breaks found here, especially when the tide comes in.
North Espadilla Beach is accessible to the general public and tends to receive more visitors than the beaches inside the park. The town of Manuel Antonio itself has a wonderful tourism infrastructure that respects wildlife species, as well as the jungle flora found everywhere. Here you can find many restaurants, shops and street-vendors options, even a surf shop.
Getting to Espadilla Norte Beach in Aguirre, Puntarenas:
From San José
Drive north towards Puntarenas on route #27. Take the Pozón exit (to Jaco), and continue for about 100 km (63 miles), passing over the Tarcoles river and the towns of Jaco, Hermosa, Esterillos and Parrita, taking the Quepos exit, just after Parrita. Follow the road until you reach the town of Quepos, and then turn left following the signs to Manuel Antonio National Park through the mountain for about 6.5 km (4 miles) until you reach Espadilla Norte beach, just before the park entrance. This route requires a total of 3 hour from San Jose.
From Daniel Oduber International Airport (LIR)
Drive to the northeast towards Liberia. Once in Liberia, continue along the same highway to Puntarenas for about 120 km (75 miles). Once at the entrance to Puntarenas, continue on route #27 to San Jose for about 25 km (15 miles) until you reach the exit to Pozon and Jaco, take it and continue for about 100 km (63 miles), passing over the Tarcoles river and the towns of Jaco, Hermosa, Esterillos and Parrita, taking the Quepos exit, just after Parrita. Follow the road until you reach the town of Quepos, and then turn left following the signs to Manuel Antonio National Park through the mountain for about 6.5 km (4 miles) until you reach Espadilla Norte beach, just before the park entrance. This route requires a total of 4.5 hours.
By bus
You can take a bus from the route San José – Quepos / Manuel Antonio (Transportes Morales, 2221-4214 / 2777-0318), making the stop at Manuel Antonio National Park, which takes about 4 hours, as Espadilla Norte beach is just at the park entrance.
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