Puntarenas
Costa Rica · Puntarenas Province
Puntarenas is a city in the Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which comprises the Puntarenas, Chacarita and El Roble districts. As the city of the first canton of the province, it is the capital city of the Puntarenas Province as well, according to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica.
Guides for Puntarenas
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Experiences
Puntarenas sightseeing tour
From $49 per person
Puntarenas Shore Excursion: Rainforest Skywalk & Tarcoles River
From $125 per person
Puntarenas Highlights Shore Excursion
From $116 per person
Private Isla Tortuga All included Full day Tour - Puntarenas
From $125 per person
Bioluminescence Cocos Tours
From $95 per person
Gallery
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-6 · Same time as Costa Rica
- Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Main language
- Spanish
- On the map
- 9.98° N, 84.83° W
Near Puntarenas
- Monteverde · 36 km away
- Tambor · 36 km away
- Montezuma · 44 km away
- Jaco · 46 km away
- Santa Teresa · 52 km away
- Arenal · 58 km away
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Where to stay
Casa Lilu - Adults Only
10/10
Frente al mar loft
10/10
Valu
9.6/10 · 63 reviews
Casa del Pacífico en Puntarenas Centro con parqueo
9.6/10 · 22 reviews
CasaLu
9.3/10 · 47 reviews
Casa Victoria
9.1/10 · 50 reviews
Atardecer porteño
9.1/10 · 45 reviews
Casa tortuga
9/10 · 6 reviews
Hotel Cabinas Midey
8.8/10 · 24 reviews
Plaza Avenida Uno
8.7/10 · 28 reviews