Manzanillo Beach Costa Rica

Manzanillo Beach Costa Rica La Cruz Guanacaste

Location: between Junquillal Bay and Rajada beaches in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Manzanillo beach entrance GPS Coordenates: 11.015709,-85.724496 (11°00’56.55″N, 85°43’28.18″W)
Manzanillo beach GPS Coordenates: 11.008095,-85.732498 (11°00’29.14″N, 85°43’56.99″W)
District: La Cruz, canton: La Cruz, province: Guanacaste.
Zone postal code: 51001

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Manzanillo beach, located in La Cruz of Guanacaste, is a less than 1 km long beach, with gray sands and blue waters, dedicated to sport fishing. However, Manzanillo beach is a good place to observe a wide variety of marine life, plus several species of birds, monkeys and squirrels, as it is surrounded by primary tropical dry forest.

Getting to Manzanillo Beach in La Cruz, Guanacaste:

From San José

Drive north to Puntarenas and then follow the Pan-American highway towards Liberia. Once in Liberia, continue along the same highway for about 55 km (34 miles), turn left towards El Jobo, and continue for 15 km (7 miles) until you get to Manzanillo Beach. This route requires a total of 5 to 6 hours from San José.

From Daniel Oduber International Airport (LIR)

Drive northeast towards Liberia. Once in Liberia, continue along the same highway for about 55 km (34 miles), turn left towards El Jobo, and continue for 15 km (7 miles) until you get to Manzanillo Beach.

BY BUS

You can take a bus from the route San José – La Cruz, which takes about 6 hours (Transportes Deldú, +506 2256-9072) and then take another bus from the route La Cruz – Puerto Soley – El Jobo, which takes about 30 minutes, departing 3 times a day.

Also, you can take a bus from the route San José – Liberia, which takes about 5 hours (Pulmitan, +506 2222-1650), take another bus from the route Liberia – La Cruz (Empresa Arrieta, +506 2665-7530) which takes about 1 hour, and then take another bus from the route La Cruz – Puerto Soley – El Jobo, which takes about 30 minutes, departing 3 times a day. In both cases, we recommend buying the ticket the day before to save your space.

BY PLANE

You can also take a flight from the Juan Santamaria Airport to the Daniel Oduber airport at Liberia, either with Sansa or Aerobell Airlines every day. From here you can rent a car and drive or take a taxi to Manzanillo beach in La Cruz, which takes about 1 hour.

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