{"id":5775,"date":"2012-08-15T08:13:36","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T08:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.local\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2012-11-21T20:52:21","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T20:52:21","slug":"3-most-beautiful-beaches-of-central-pacific-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/?p=5775","title":{"rendered":"3 Most Beautiful Beaches of Central Pacific Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">Playa Jaco<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jaco is Costa Rica\u2019s wildest party beach, and a top destination for wave-worshippers and land-lubbers alike. Located in the North of the Puntarenas province along the country\u2019s central Pacific Coast less than 2 hours from San Jose, Jaco has the reputation of being a \u2018party beach\u2019 with an excellent nightlife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Jaco.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5776 aligncenter\" title=\"Playa Jaco Central Pacific\" src=\"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Jaco.jpg\" alt=\"a beautiful tropical sea beach\" width=\"500\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Jaco.jpg 500w, https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Jaco-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many refer to Playa Jaco as the Miami of Costa Rica as it is a mini city with skyline, infrastructure, casinos, fast food restaurants, large condominium projects, and of course plenty of nightlife. <!--more-->Jaco is known for being one of the best beginner surf spots in Costa Rica for the beach breaks (sand bottom) and good waves during high tides. There are lots of surf camps and surf schools in the area, make sure you choose one that is credible and especially certified to guarantee quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">Manuel Antonio<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuel Antonio&#8217;s location presents its visitors with not only the rainforest and beach but also coral reefs; perfect for snorkeling and checking out the underwater world. Between the main town and the national park, there are several world-class beaches in the area. Here, you can enjoy the wide variety of activities such as swimming, hiking the Manuel Antonio National Park, surfing, or simply relaxing while watching a vibrant sunset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Antonio.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5778 aligncenter\" title=\"Playa Antonio Central Pacific\" src=\"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Antonio.jpg\" alt=\"a beautiful sea beach besides tropical forest\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Antonio.jpg 500w, https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Antonio-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuel Antonio is not only one of Costa Rica&#8217;s most beautiful beaches, but one of the most beautiful in the entire world. Imagine: perfect horseshoe bays bordered by soft white sands, dazzling blue-green waters, and hilltops piled with jungle and streaming waterfalls. Dive, snorkel, surf, kayak, hike, or zipline &#8212; but don&#8217;t forget to relax and enjoy the unforgettable views.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">Playa Bejuco<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The beach features a number of rocky areas and coves primed for exploration in addition to its excellent swimming area and tidal pools, which can be found near Bejuco Point. Much of the surrounding area of Playa Bejuco is undeveloped however a few small projects are beginning sprout up. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Bejuco.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5779 aligncenter\" title=\"Playa Bejuco Central Pacific\" src=\"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Bejuco.jpg\" alt=\"beautiful tropical sea beach with coconut trees\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Bejuco.jpg 500w, https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Playa-Bejuco-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Crystal clear waves and lush tropical vegetation make this beach area the special one.This is one of the most the popular fun spot with it&#8217;s classic quality waves best surfed at rising tide.\u00a0 Playa Bejuco has impressively long stretches of shore break peaks year round; iridescent waters provide good rights, gnarly lefts, powerful hollows; it&#8217;s all here! One of the best features of this beach is it&#8217;s consistent waves and these waves make this one a true surfer\u2019s paradise! Although Playa Bejuco has great weather and wave conditions, surfing can become challenging. Experienced surfers should have no problems, but rookies might need to find alternate locations. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playa Jaco &nbsp; Jaco is Costa Rica\u2019s wildest party beach, and a top destination for wave-worshippers and land-lubbers alike. Located in the North of the Puntarenas province along the country\u2019s central Pacific Coast less than 2 hours from San Jose, Jaco has the reputation of being a \u2018party beach\u2019 with an excellent nightlife. \u00a0 \u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5025,"featured_media":5776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3056],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regions-of-costa-rica"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>3 Most Beautiful Beaches of Central Pacific Region - Costa Rica Yoga Retreats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/costarica-yoga-retreats.com\/?p=5775\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 Most Beautiful Beaches of Central Pacific Region - Costa Rica Yoga Retreats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Playa Jaco &nbsp; Jaco is Costa Rica\u2019s wildest party beach, and a top destination for wave-worshippers and land-lubbers alike. 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