Mina Beach Costa Rica

Mina Beach Costa Rica

Location: between Nombre de Jesus and Conchal beaches in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
GPS Coordenates: 10.396297, -85.830178 (10°23’46.67″N, 85°49’48.64″W)
District: Cabo Velas, Canton: Santa Cruz, province: Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Zone postal code: 50308.

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Getting to Mina beach in Guanacaste:

From San José

Drive north to Puntarenas and then follow the highway to Liberia until you reach Belen. There, turn right and continue on the road until you get to Huacas. Once in Huacas, go straight ahead following the signs to Las Baulas Marine National Park for 4 km (2.5 miles) until you reach the small town of Matapalo. In Matapalo, turn right after the soccer field and then make a sharp left turn and a right turn to continue for 5 km (3 miles), when the road splits continue to the left for about 1.5 miles, you should see the Bahia de los Piratas Hotel blue signs all over the way to playa Mina, the entrance to the Mina Beach is 1 km before the hotel on your right. This route requires a total of 4 hours from San José.

From Daniel Oduber International Airport (LIR)

Drive south until you reach Belen. There, turn right and continue on the road until you get to Huacas. Once in Huacas, go straight ahead following the signs to Las Baulas Marine National Park for 4 km (2.5 miles) until you reach the small town of Matapalo. In Matapalo, turn right after the soccer field and then make a sharp left turn and a right turn to continue for 5 km (3 miles), when the road splits continue to the left for about 1.5 miles, you should see the Bahia de los Piratas Hotel blue signs all over the way to playa Mina, the entrance to the Mina Beach is 1 km before the hotel on your right.

BY BUS

Take a bus from the route San Jose – Tamarindo, making the stop at Huacas which takes 4 to 5 hours (Alfaro-Tracopa, +506 2222-2666). Or you can take a bus San José – Huacas – Flamingo – Brasilito, which takes about 4 to 5 hours (Tralapa, +506 2221-7202). In both cases you can rent a car and drive or take a taxi from Huacas to Mina beach, which takes about 15 minutes. We also recommend buying the ticket a day earlier to be sure your seat is saved.

BY PLANE

You can also take a flight from the Juan Santamaria Airport to the Tamarindo airport, either with Sansa or Aerobell Airlines every day. From here you can rent a car and drive or take a taxi to Mina beach, which takes about 20 minutes.

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