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La Cruz - Playa Naranjo (canton of
Playa Naranjo, better known as Roca Bruja, is almost a legend in Costa Rica. It’s a surfer’s paradise. The beach is part of Santa Rosa National Park.
In summer, you can reach Roca Bruja with a 4x4 vehicle by an extensive and complicated stone road. Then, you will have to walk along a path full of dry trees, where you are likely to find more than one deer or iguana.
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Playa Cabuyal
A literal paradise. This is a place where you’ll find white sand, turquoise water and a land- scape full of huge mountains. Although there is an intermediate swell, this doesn’t prevent you from swimming or even snorkeling in some sectors of the beach. On the shore, the trees provide shade and provide a beau- tiful touch to the already extraordinary land- scape. Cabuyal is located a few kilometers from Liberia.
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Playa Zapotillal (MINAS) Zapotillal or Minas is a beach that is still
quite unspoiled, despite its enormous beauty. It has white sand, gentle waves and few rocks.
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Playa Nascacolito
Nascacolito is as beautiful as it is calm. If you ever want to take a break in solitude, somewhere where the waves are barely perceptible, this beach will fulfill all your desires.
It is easy to compare this place to a painting with beautiful shades; the beach offers every shade of blue, which blend with the white sand. These are intense colors that nature shows to the visitor.
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Playa Huevos
There are two hypotheses about why it was given this name, which means “Egg Beach”. The first is that it comes from a couple of rocks near the beach that are shaped like two eggs (they really do). The second theory is that turtles used to lay their eggs here many years ago and left their eggs under the white sand.
There are some incredible caves that can be visited by just walking a few meters from the coast. These stones, thousands of years old, make it possible to cross from one side to the other very easily.
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Playa Prieta
This small beach is located to the south of Pan de Azúcar, with a rocky stretch separating the two. It has calm waves and abundant coastal vegetation. To the south is Punta Prieta and Chocoyas Island, which is a special natural attraction amidst the surrounding landscape. These natural features separate the beach from nearby Playa Penca.
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