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Rural Tourism
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Rural life in Guanacaste plays out in the communities that belong to the cantons of Carrillo, Santa Cruz, Nicoya and Nandayure, which
are an expression of country living and a lifestyle that has been internationally recognized as promoting long lives. People here live from agriculture and ranching, keeping their culture alive. It’s a place of agroecological farms, rural communities and organizations that lead conservation, reforestation and agriculture projects. Learn about sustainable and efficient agricultural practices and hydroponic farming and enjoy a lunch prepared with locally grown produce.
Tourists can enjoy unique experiences that combine sun, warm water and waves, sea breeze and beautiful sunsets. Adrenaline- pumping activities on offer include fishing, snorkeling, diving, kayaking, surfing and rafting, as well as adventure activities such as tours to the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, horseback riding, ziplining and hanging bridges. Or relax in the peace and quiet of the countryside, visiting to waterfalls, serpentariums, butterfly farms, ranches, hot springs, and mud huts. Savor authentic traditional cuisine that is true to its identity, enriched with the personalized touches of the region’s inhabitants.
Tourists who experience rural and community tourism enrich their vision
of the world by supporting and strengthening the local economy and helping communities to preserve their identity, traditions, folklore, and the transmission of ancestral customs, which prevents emigration and allows for effective conservation of the environment.
Visitors to southern Guanacaste can spend time with people from the Santa Cruz communities of Guaitil and San Vicente de Nicoya, who make ancestral handicrafts such as pots, vases, comales arras and indigenous clay figures.
Try your hand at artisanal fishing, using the techniques of fishermen from the coastal region who capture commercial species like the weakfish, whitefin weakfish and Stoltzmann’s weakfish, along with sea bass and white shrimp, as well as mollusk harvesting.
The community of Bolsón is known for its lodging services in the Ortega and Bolsón houses, which offer tours of the Río Tempisque and Palo Verde National Park to observe crocodiles, birds and monkeys, among others. You can share experiences with families who welcome tourists
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