Guanacaste is a province located in the northwestern area of Costa Rica, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. In its northern area, Guanacaste is bordered by Nicaragua. This province is named after the Guanacaste tree, which is the Costa Rica’s national tree. Guanacaste features a total of 5,921 sq. miles and more than 400 miles of coast line. This great destination is home to a very important portion of Costa Rica’s cultural and natural heritage. Guanacaste boasts an important number of protected areas, national parks and wetlands. When you visit Guanacaste, you will see the incomparable beauty of its landscapes, which ranges from tropical dry forests to lowland mountain forests, its warm climate, as well as its flourishing nature. Guanacaste has become one of the most visited destinations by international tourists as well as locals and is one of the most developed areas because of its high level of investment in the accommodations industry. It definitely relies on the important support given by the Tourism Development Center of the Papagayo Gulf and the increasing of flights arriving to the Daniel Oduber International Airport, located in Liberia, the capital of Guanacaste. Along the Guanacaste coastline you will find a number of beaches where you can swim in their warm Pacific Ocean waters. The coastal landscape is exceptional. There is an array of white-sand beaches and also calm and intense-blue waters.