Travel Experta’s Interesting Facts – Manuel Antonio / Quepos, Central Pacific

X

Hi! Hola! Previt! Bon Jour! Ciao! Guten Tag! Sign up Now! for fun info on traveling to Latin America!

Do you want adventure, sun, crystal clear waters, restaurants to satiate all palates, luxury hotels and spas, and relaxation? Well you’ve come to the right place. Quepos and Manuel Antonio have a bit of everything for everyone.

The beautiful town of Quepos is the getaway to the Manuel Antonio National Park and in it you will find lots of hotels, restaurants and bars. The town is named for the native Quepoe tribe that inhabited the place in the colonial era.

This is also a well known area among sport fishers.

Things you have to see:

* Manuel Antonio National Park and its beautiful beaches
* Endangered and exotic wildlife

Things you gotta do

* Adventure sports: canopy tours, surfing, horseback riding
* Hike the easy trails of Manuel Antonio
* World-class sport fishing

Did You Know?

Before colonization and tourism the Quepoa Indians lived off the rich, fertile land. After the 1800′s settlers transformed this land into banana plantations and built docks to ship bananas worldwide. The banana plantations where replaced with African oil-palms in 1980’s. Today, those docks are used for the sport-fishing industry.

Where is it?

177 km. (110 miles) southwest of San Jose, on the Pacific coast

Weather

Warm and humid with light sea breezes.
Dry season: December to April.
Temperatures: Average 69-89° F

.

• Photos By:
  Manuel Antonio – Jose Calvo; Quepos Dock – pattista

More From marinakvillatoro

• Interesting Facts – Panajachel, Lake Atitlan – Guatemala
• Interesting Facts – Lake Izabal, Guatemala
• Canopy and Ziplining tours in Manuel Antonio, Quepos of Costa Rica.

marinakvillatoro Recommends

• A quick run through Costa Rica  (wandering_justin)
• Your Questions About the Central Pacific Coast  (Welcome To Costa Rica)

Ask marinakvillatoro To Recommend Your Posts