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.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- …is also known as “Playa Grande, Costa Rica”
- Description: Costa Rica
Places of Interest
Highlights include Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park and Cabo Velas Airport.
Cabo Velas Airport
Aerodrome
Cabo Velas Airport is an airport serving the Pacific…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamarindo.
Playa Grande
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Latitude
10.3346° or 10° 20′ 5″ north
Longitude
-85.847° or 85° 50′ 49″ west
Open location code
762P85M3+V5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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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Localities in the Area
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Guanacaste: Highlights
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