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The Gulf of Papagayo and its coastline is the focus of a tourism project administered by the Costa Rican Tourism Board. Several high-end hotel chains and real estate developers operate here and plan to turn the region into a model tourist center where the natural environment and commercial development can coexist. Among the most popular destinations in the Gulf of Papagayo are Playa Ocotal, Playas del Coco, Playa Hermosa and Playa Panama. The Papagayo Peninsula is the most developed area in the gulf region.
The Papagayo Tourist Pole offers tourists some 17 unique beaches with calm seas in a space of just 2,000 hectares (26.33 km of coastline with an approximate area of 15,120.951.96 m2, a little more than 1,500 ha). It’s an ideal place for a family trip, a place with clear water that’s perfect for diving, water sports, and observing the beauty of the marine environment of Culebra Bay. It’s a place for resting under the shade of the trees and walking through primary forests, catching glimpses of the fauna and endemic species.
The largest tourism project in Central America emerged as a dream that involved several struggles, but today it has finally become a reality and an expression of hopes for a better future in Guanacaste and Costa Rica.
All-inclusive hotels and lodging in Papagayo
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Twelve resorts and commercial operators are part of the Tourism Pole, including hotels such as Four Seasons, Andaz Costa Rica Papagayo, Papagayo Golden Palms Resort, Secrets Papagayo, Papagayo Hotel and Villas, Occidental Grand Papagayo, Planet Hollywood Resort, Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort & Spa, Casa Conde del Mar, El Mangroove, and Vista Bahía. The pole also includes Marina Papagayo S.A., which opened in December 2008, and the Hacienda Blu Beach Lounge Restaurant & Grill.
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