Playa Grande
Playa Grande is a town in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica, just north of Tamarindo. It comprises most of Parque Nacional Marino Laus Baulas, the most important nesting site in Central America for the giant leatherback sea turtle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Cal Wolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Playa Grande, Costa Rica”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park and Cabo Velas.
Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park is a park that's 95% underwater and is a critical nesting habitat for leatherback sea turtles. The park is on the Pacific coast in Guanacaste.
Cabo Velas
Aerodrome
Cabo Velas Airport is an airport serving the Pacific coastal villages along the Playa Grande, north of Tamarindo in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. There are hills west and northeast of the airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamarindo.
Tamarindo
Hamlet
Photo: WClarke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tamarindo is in Costa Rica. Located on the Pacific Coast, Tamarindo is a popular destination for couples and families looking for a good time. With spectacular beaches and rainforests, Tamarindo is the epitome of everything that Costa Rica prides itself on. Tamarindo is situated 4 km south of Playa Grande.
Playa Grande
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
10.3341° or 10° 20′ 3″ northLongitude
-85.8475° or 85° 50′ 51″ westElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
762P85M2+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 367950918OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Playa Grande” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Playa Grande”
- Chinese: “大普拉亚”
- Chinese: “普萊亞格蘭德”
- Dutch: “Playa Grande”
- Portuguese: “Playa Grande”
- Spanish: “Playa Grande, Costa Rica”
- Spanish: “Playa Grande”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Playa Grande”. Photo: Cal Wolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.