{"id":7316,"date":"2013-03-04T14:22:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T14:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/en\/?p=7316"},"modified":"2018-02-08T13:21:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T13:21:35","slug":"herradura-beach-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/herradura-beach-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Herradura Beach Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Herradura<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> between Caletas and Jaco beaches in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
\nHerradura Beach GPS Coordenates:<\/strong> 9.648350,-84.656911 (9\u00b038’54.06″N, 84\u00b039’24.88″W)
\nDistrict:<\/strong> Jaco, canton:<\/strong> Garabito, province:<\/strong> Puntarenas.
\nZone postal code:<\/strong> 61101.<\/p>\n

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Herradura Beach Costa Rica is a small beach of grey sands, calm blue waters and a palm tree lined shoreline that has become one of the most popular tourist destinations, located on the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, exactly at about 5km (3.5 miles) north of Jaco.<\/p>\n

Initially Herradura, which refers to the shape of the bay of this particular beach whose Spanish name means “horseshoe”, was a rural beach and sleepy little town. Nowadays, this unknown paradise has seen a lot of changes due to the demand of tourism and property development. Today Herradura beach is a tourist hotspot with different types of hotels, vacation rental condos, homes, camping sites, groceries, restaurants and nightlife, such as the prestigious Marriott Los Sue\u00f1os Resort, with its own marina and golf course, known as the Fishing Capital of Costa Rica playing home to Costa Rica’s only full service five star Marina Boats and home to the largest fleet of the country’s top Big Game Sport fishing Captains and boats.<\/p>\n

All this makes Herradura beach ideal for those looking for activities like swimming, water sports, boat trips, sport fishing, golf and many other options. Also, Herradura is located nearby the Carara National Park, famous for its crocodiles in the Tarcoles River and mangroves where you could see birds such as macaws, herons and toucans, as well as its trails will allow visitors to see an abundance of wildlife and impressive flora.<\/p>\n

However, Herradura beach still does not attract as many visitors as its neighbor beaches such as Jaco does, making it a great place to slip away in a quiet environment. In fact, Herradura has a campground nearby with showers and other basic services just a few hundred meters from the coast, making it perfect for low budget travelers and backpackers.<\/p>\n