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The southern Nicoya Peninsula is regarded by people who know it as the best area of Costa Rica for a variety of reasons. It’s not overdeveloped such as Guanacaste to the north, and it’s not as remote as the Osa Peninsula. The easiest way to get there is by taking a ferry, which means that from the international airports it’s a minimum 4-5 hour journey, which prevents the masses of tourists that visit areas such as Tamarindo and Jaco, so the beaches (and surf waves) are relatively uncrowded and unspoiled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The southern Nicoya Peninsula is regarded by people who know it as the best area of Costa Rica for a variety of reasons. It’s not overdeveloped such as Guanacaste to the north, and it’s not as remote as the Osa Peninsula. The easiest way to get there is by taking a ferry, which means that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-regions","last_archivepost"],"yoast_head":"\nSouthern Nicoya Peninsula - Malpais, Santa Teresa, Montezuma, Tambor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The southern Nicoya Peninsula, including Santa Teresa, Malpais, Montezuma, Tambor, Cabuya, Paquera, and surrounding areas. 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