Guanacaste is a province of Costa Rica located in the west part, has the largest part of the territory.
Guanacaste, with its capital Liberia is the most northwesterly province of Costa Rica, and borders west to the Pacific Ocean and has a coastal length of 1022 kilometers with some fully developed tourism zones.
The weather throughout the province of Guanacaste is characterized by being hot with well-defined wet and dry seasons. The one exception is the highland portion of the province which consists of the upper Pacific-facing slopes of the volcanoes in the Guanacaste Cordillera and the northern half of the Tilarán Cordillera. The cool, moist conditions along these ridges support luxuriant cloud forests.
Elsewhere, the natural vegetation type originally found in Guanacaste is tropical dry forest.
The main reason for the diversity in Costa Rica’s weather is the various elevations at which different parts of the country are located. For example Guanacaste has a dry arid climate as it sits on the lowlands.
The perfect time to visit Guancaste is year around. No matter if you visit during the dry season or during the wet season, both provide spectacular advantages.
The dry season affords the serious sun lover with plenty of tanning time, while the wet season brings the trees into bloom with explosions of colors and fragances. The rolling hills become carpeted in brilliant green.
Its terrain is flat and travels to the Mountain Range of Guanacaste Alajuela. It also has higher areas like the Nicoya Peninsula. In the division there are 11 cantons. The main income is tourism, because the beaches are very attractive added to a warm climate.
Liberia has the second international airport in Costa Rica, named Daniel Oduber International Airport.
Alphabetical Listings of Hotels in Guanacaste
GUANACASTE HOTELS AND RESORTS LISTING BY LOCATION AND ALPHABETICAL LISTING