About Playa Grande, Costa Rica

About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica.aspxMain Playa Grande Community Wikien-USCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Debug Build: 40407.4157)About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica.aspxMon, 01 Mar 2010 09:46:29 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:1Roger Bartakovitshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxCurrent revision posted to About Playa Grande by Roger Bartakovits on 3/1/2010 4:46:29 AM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><strong><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica.aspx">Home</a></strong>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/getting-here.aspx">Getting Here</a>   <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/things-to-do.aspx" title="Click to view the page titled: Things To Do" class="ExistingPageLink">Things To Do</a>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/nightlife.aspx" title="Click to view the page titled: Nightlife" class="ExistingPageLink">Nightlife</a>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/local-lore.aspx" title="Click to view the page titled: Local Lore" class="ExistingPageLink">Local Lore</a>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/practical-info.aspx" title="Click to view the page titled: Practical Info" class="ExistingPageLink">Practical Info</a>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/useful-links.aspx" title="Click to view the page titled: Useful Links" class="ExistingPageLink">Useful Links</a>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/about-justasklocals.aspx">JustAskLocals</a><br />===================================================================================<a target="_self" href="/Development/groups/costa_rica/wiki/playa-grande.aspx"><br /></a></p> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><img width="325" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" alt="" /></a>Playa Grande is a surf town known for its consistent swells, an ecotourism destination known for its array of wildlife and a vacation and retirement community known for its tranquility and seclusion. Surfers, environmentalists and expats, not mutually exclusive categories, all coexist in this natural retreat.</p> <p>Surf shops and instructors abound for surfers at any level who need equipment or want to improve their skills. For those seeking a less strenuous and more relaxing vacation, Playa Grande offers spa services, bicycle and scooter rentals, estuary tours and sunset sailing. Meandering along the beach and the monkey trail looking for wildlife is also popular.</p> <p>Playa Grande’s beachfront is a protected habitat as part of the <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/parque-nacional-marino-las-baulas.aspx">Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas</a>. As such, the houses and businesses in town are set inland from the beach, noise and light restrictions are enforced and littering and collecting shells are prohibited.</p> <p>While surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers populate the beach by day, it is off-limits to visitors at night from November through February when the endangered leatherback turtles come to nest. From dawn to dusk during nesting season, only those with a registered guide may walk the beach wearing dark clothing and without lights to catch a glimpse of the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs.</p> <p>Located just across the estuary from the buzzing and brightly lit Tamarindo, Playa Grande encourages a much more tranquillo lifestyle. Its reputation for great waves also means this town runs on a surf schedule – early to bed and early to rise.</p> <p>The largest surf point is in Playa Grande Estates, the more commercial and dispersed of Playa Grande’s two constituent neighborhoods. Surfers usually elect to stay on this side of town, as it is home to the hollow lefts and rights immortalized in the surf classic Endless Summer II.</p> <p>Palm Beach Estates, much like its Floridian counterpart, is a vacation and retirement destination, comprising second homes, boutique hotels and cabinas. It is a model of sustainable, low-impact development in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikable, and the community is small and friendly enough that it’s common courtesy to greet everyone you pass with a cheerful hola. En route are many restaurant-hotel combinations boasting creative chefs and a wide variety of cuisine from Tico to continental to sushi to pizza.</p> <p>A walk along the beach at low tide or a bike ride through town will land visitors at Playa Ventanas or Playa Carbón, more secluded beaches to the north.</p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/32.aspxMon, 01 Mar 2010 09:40:13 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:96Roger Bartakovitshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 32 posted to About Playa Grande by Roger Bartakovits on 3/1/2010 4:40:13 AM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><strong><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica.aspx">Home</a></strong>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/getting-here.aspx">Getting Here</a>   <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/things-to-do.aspx" title="Click to view the page titled: Things To Do" class="ExistingPageLink">Things To Do</a>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/nightlife.aspx" title="Click to view the page titled: Nightlife" class="ExistingPageLink">Nightlife</a>    Local Lore    Practical Info    Useful Links    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/about-justasklocals.aspx">JustAskLocals</a><br />===================================================================================<a target="_self" href="/Development/groups/costa_rica/wiki/playa-grande.aspx"><br /></a></p> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><img width="325" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" alt="" /></a>Playa Grande is a surf town known for its consistent swells, an ecotourism destination known for its array of wildlife and a vacation and retirement community known for its tranquility and seclusion. Surfers, environmentalists and expats, not mutually exclusive categories, all coexist in this natural retreat.</p> <p>Surf shops and instructors abound for surfers at any level who need equipment or want to improve their skills. For those seeking a less strenuous and more relaxing vacation, Playa Grande offers spa services, bicycle and scooter rentals, estuary tours and sunset sailing. Meandering along the beach and the monkey trail looking for wildlife is also popular.</p> <p>Playa Grande’s beachfront is a protected habitat as part of the <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/parque-nacional-marino-las-baulas.aspx">Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas</a>. As such, the houses and businesses in town are set inland from the beach, noise and light restrictions are enforced and littering and collecting shells are prohibited.</p> <p>While surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers populate the beach by day, it is off-limits to visitors at night from November through February when the endangered leatherback turtles come to nest. From dawn to dusk during nesting season, only those with a registered guide may walk the beach wearing dark clothing and without lights to catch a glimpse of the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs.</p> <p>Located just across the estuary from the buzzing and brightly lit Tamarindo, Playa Grande encourages a much more tranquillo lifestyle. Its reputation for great waves also means this town runs on a surf schedule – early to bed and early to rise.</p> <p>The largest surf point is in Playa Grande Estates, the more commercial and dispersed of Playa Grande’s two constituent neighborhoods. Surfers usually elect to stay on this side of town, as it is home to the hollow lefts and rights immortalized in the surf classic Endless Summer II.</p> <p>Palm Beach Estates, much like its Floridian counterpart, is a vacation and retirement destination, comprising second homes, boutique hotels and cabinas. It is a model of sustainable, low-impact development in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikable, and the community is small and friendly enough that it’s common courtesy to greet everyone you pass with a cheerful hola. En route are many restaurant-hotel combinations boasting creative chefs and a wide variety of cuisine from Tico to continental to sushi to pizza.</p> <p>A walk along the beach at low tide or a bike ride through town will land visitors at Playa Ventanas or Playa Carbón, more secluded beaches to the north.</p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/31.aspxMon, 01 Mar 2010 09:38:33 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:95Roger Bartakovitshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 31 posted to About Playa Grande by Roger Bartakovits on 3/1/2010 4:38:33 AM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><strong><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica.aspx">Home</a></strong>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/getting-here.aspx">Getting Here</a>   <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/things-to-do.aspx" title="Click to view the page titled: Things To Do" class="ExistingPageLink">Things To Do</a>    Nightlife    Local Lore    Practical Info    Useful Links    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/about-justasklocals.aspx">JustAskLocals</a><br />===================================================================================<a target="_self" href="/Development/groups/costa_rica/wiki/playa-grande.aspx"><br /></a></p> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><img width="325" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" alt="" /></a>Playa Grande is a surf town known for its consistent swells, an ecotourism destination known for its array of wildlife and a vacation and retirement community known for its tranquility and seclusion. Surfers, environmentalists and expats, not mutually exclusive categories, all coexist in this natural retreat.</p> <p>Surf shops and instructors abound for surfers at any level who need equipment or want to improve their skills. For those seeking a less strenuous and more relaxing vacation, Playa Grande offers spa services, bicycle and scooter rentals, estuary tours and sunset sailing. Meandering along the beach and the monkey trail looking for wildlife is also popular.</p> <p>Playa Grande’s beachfront is a protected habitat as part of the <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/parque-nacional-marino-las-baulas.aspx">Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas</a>. As such, the houses and businesses in town are set inland from the beach, noise and light restrictions are enforced and littering and collecting shells are prohibited.</p> <p>While surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers populate the beach by day, it is off-limits to visitors at night from November through February when the endangered leatherback turtles come to nest. From dawn to dusk during nesting season, only those with a registered guide may walk the beach wearing dark clothing and without lights to catch a glimpse of the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs.</p> <p>Located just across the estuary from the buzzing and brightly lit Tamarindo, Playa Grande encourages a much more tranquillo lifestyle. Its reputation for great waves also means this town runs on a surf schedule – early to bed and early to rise.</p> <p>The largest surf point is in Playa Grande Estates, the more commercial and dispersed of Playa Grande’s two constituent neighborhoods. Surfers usually elect to stay on this side of town, as it is home to the hollow lefts and rights immortalized in the surf classic Endless Summer II.</p> <p>Palm Beach Estates, much like its Floridian counterpart, is a vacation and retirement destination, comprising second homes, boutique hotels and cabinas. It is a model of sustainable, low-impact development in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikable, and the community is small and friendly enough that it’s common courtesy to greet everyone you pass with a cheerful hola. En route are many restaurant-hotel combinations boasting creative chefs and a wide variety of cuisine from Tico to continental to sushi to pizza.</p> <p>A walk along the beach at low tide or a bike ride through town will land visitors at Playa Ventanas or Playa Carbón, more secluded beaches to the north.</p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/30.aspxMon, 01 Mar 2010 09:27:50 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:94Roger Bartakovitshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 30 posted to About Playa Grande by Roger Bartakovits on 3/1/2010 4:27:50 AM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><strong><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica.aspx">Home</a></strong>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/getting-here.aspx">Getting Here</a>   Things To Do    Nightlife    Local Lore    Practical Info    Useful Links    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/about-justasklocals.aspx">JustAskLocals</a><br />===================================================================================<a target="_self" href="/Development/groups/costa_rica/wiki/playa-grande.aspx"><br /></a></p> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><img width="325" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" alt="" /></a>Playa Grande is a surf town known for its consistent swells, an ecotourism destination known for its array of wildlife and a vacation and retirement community known for its tranquility and seclusion. Surfers, environmentalists and expats, not mutually exclusive categories, all coexist in this natural retreat.</p> <p>Surf shops and instructors abound for surfers at any level who need equipment or want to improve their skills. For those seeking a less strenuous and more relaxing vacation, Playa Grande offers spa services, bicycle and scooter rentals, estuary tours and sunset sailing. Meandering along the beach and the monkey trail looking for wildlife is also popular.</p> <p>Playa Grande’s beachfront is a protected habitat as part of the <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/parque-nacional-marino-las-baulas.aspx">Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas</a>. As such, the houses and businesses in town are set inland from the beach, noise and light restrictions are enforced and littering and collecting shells are prohibited.</p> <p>While surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers populate the beach by day, it is off-limits to visitors at night from November through February when the endangered leatherback turtles come to nest. From dawn to dusk during nesting season, only those with a registered guide may walk the beach wearing dark clothing and without lights to catch a glimpse of the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs.</p> <p>Located just across the estuary from the buzzing and brightly lit Tamarindo, Playa Grande encourages a much more tranquillo lifestyle. Its reputation for great waves also means this town runs on a surf schedule – early to bed and early to rise.</p> <p>The largest surf point is in Playa Grande Estates, the more commercial and dispersed of Playa Grande’s two constituent neighborhoods. Surfers usually elect to stay on this side of town, as it is home to the hollow lefts and rights immortalized in the surf classic Endless Summer II.</p> <p>Palm Beach Estates, much like its Floridian counterpart, is a vacation and retirement destination, comprising second homes, boutique hotels and cabinas. It is a model of sustainable, low-impact development in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikable, and the community is small and friendly enough that it’s common courtesy to greet everyone you pass with a cheerful hola. En route are many restaurant-hotel combinations boasting creative chefs and a wide variety of cuisine from Tico to continental to sushi to pizza.</p> <p>A walk along the beach at low tide or a bike ride through town will land visitors at Playa Ventanas or Playa Carbón, more secluded beaches to the north.</p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/29.aspxMon, 01 Mar 2010 09:27:26 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:93Roger Bartakovitshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 29 posted to About Playa Grande by Roger Bartakovits on 3/1/2010 4:27:26 AM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;"><img style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" width="325" alt="" /></span><p><strong><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Home</span></strong>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/getting-here.aspx"><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Getting</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Here</span></a>   <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Things</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">To</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Do</span>    <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Nightlife</span>    <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Local</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Lore</span>    <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Practical</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Info</span>    <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Useful</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Links</span>    <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/about-justasklocals.aspx"><span style="background: SpringGreen;">JustAskLocals</span></a><br /><span style="background: SpringGreen;">=</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">==================================================================================</span><a target="_self" href="/Development/groups/costa_rica/wiki/playa-grande.aspx"><br /></a></p> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><span style="background: SpringGreen;"><img width="325" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" alt="" /></span></a>Playa Grande is a surf town known for its consistent swells, an ecotourism destination known for its array of wildlife and a vacation and retirement community known for its tranquility and seclusion. Surfers, environmentalists and expats, not mutually exclusive categories, all coexist in this natural retreat.</p> <p>Surf shops and instructors abound for surfers at any level who need equipment or want to improve their skills. For those seeking a less strenuous and more relaxing vacation, Playa Grande offers spa services, bicycle and scooter rentals, estuary tours and sunset sailing. Meandering along the beach and the monkey trail looking for wildlife is also popular.</p> <p>Playa Grande’s beachfront is a protected habitat as part of the <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/parque-nacional-marino-las-baulas.aspx">Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas</a>. As such, the houses and businesses in town are set inland from the beach, noise and light restrictions are enforced and littering and collecting shells are prohibited.</p> <p>While surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers populate the beach by day, it is off-limits to visitors at night from November through February when the endangered leatherback turtles come to nest. From dawn to dusk during nesting season, only those with a registered guide may walk the beach wearing dark clothing and without lights to catch a glimpse of the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs.</p> <p>Located just across the estuary from the buzzing and brightly lit Tamarindo, Playa Grande encourages a much more tranquillo lifestyle. Its reputation for great waves also means this town runs on a surf schedule – early to bed and early to rise.</p> <p>The largest surf point is in Playa Grande Estates, the more commercial and dispersed of Playa Grande’s two constituent neighborhoods. Surfers usually elect to stay on this side of town, as it is home to the hollow lefts and rights immortalized in the surf classic Endless Summer II.</p> <p>Palm Beach Estates, much like its Floridian counterpart, is a vacation and retirement destination, comprising second homes, boutique hotels and cabinas. It is a model of sustainable, low-impact development in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikable, and the community is small and friendly enough that it’s common courtesy to greet everyone you pass with a cheerful hola. En route are many restaurant-hotel combinations boasting creative chefs and a wide variety of cuisine from Tico to continental to sushi to pizza.</p> <p>A walk along the beach at low tide or a bike ride through town will land visitors at Playa Ventanas or Playa Carbón, more secluded beaches to the north.</p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/28.aspxWed, 06 Jan 2010 22:43:10 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:92Roger Bartakovitshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 28 posted to About Playa Grande by Roger Bartakovits on 1/6/2010 5:43:10 PM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;"><img style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="325" /></span><p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><span style="background: SpringGreen;"><img style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" width="325" alt="" /></span></a>Playa Grande is a surf town known for its consistent swells, an ecotourism destination known for its array of wildlife and a vacation and retirement community known for its tranquility and seclusion. Surfers, environmentalists and expats, not mutually exclusive categories, all coexist in this natural retreat.</p> <p>Surf shops and instructors abound for surfers at any level who need equipment or want to improve their skills. For those seeking a less strenuous and more relaxing vacation, Playa Grande offers spa services, bicycle and scooter rentals, estuary tours and sunset sailing. Meandering along the beach and the monkey trail looking for wildlife is also popular.</p> <p>Playa Grande’s beachfront is a protected habitat as part of the <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/parque-nacional-marino-las-baulas.aspx">Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas</a>. As such, the houses and businesses in town are set inland from the beach, noise and light restrictions are enforced and littering and collecting shells are prohibited.</p> <p>While surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers populate the beach by day, it is off-limits to visitors at night from November through February when the endangered leatherback turtles come to nest. From dawn to dusk during nesting season, only those with a registered guide may walk the beach wearing dark clothing and without lights to catch a glimpse of the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs.</p> <p>Located just across the estuary from the buzzing and brightly lit Tamarindo, Playa Grande encourages a much more tranquillo lifestyle. Its reputation for great waves also means this town runs on a surf schedule – early to bed and early to rise.</p> <p>The largest surf point is in Playa Grande Estates, the more commercial and dispersed of Playa Grande’s two constituent neighborhoods. Surfers usually elect to stay on this side of town, as it is home to the hollow lefts and rights immortalized in the surf classic Endless Summer II.</p> <p>Palm Beach Estates, much like its Floridian counterpart, is a vacation and retirement destination, comprising second homes, boutique hotels and cabinas. It is a model of sustainable, low-impact development in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikable, and the community is small and friendly enough that it’s common courtesy to greet everyone you pass with a cheerful hola. En route are many restaurant-hotel combinations boasting creative chefs and a wide variety of cuisine from Tico to continental to sushi to pizza.</p> <p>A walk along the beach at low tide or a bike ride through town will land visitors at Playa Ventanas or Playa Carbón, more secluded beaches to the north.</p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/27.aspxSat, 15 Aug 2009 17:40:33 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:91Hannah Williamshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 27 posted to About Playa Grande by Hannah Williams on 8/15/2009 1:40:33 PM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><img style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="325" /></a>Playa Grande is a surf town known for its consistent swells, an ecotourism destination known for its array of wildlife and a vacation and retirement community known for its tranquility and seclusion. Surfers, environmentalists and expats, not mutually exclusive categories, all coexist in this natural retreat.</p> <p>Surf shops and instructors abound for surfers at any level who need equipment or want to improve their skills. For those seeking a less strenuous and more relaxing vacation, Playa Grande offers spa services, bicycle and scooter rentals, estuary tours and sunset sailing. Meandering along the beach and the monkey trail looking for wildlife is also popular.</p> <p>Playa Grande’s beachfront is a protected habitat as part of the <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/parque-nacional-marino-las-baulas.aspx">Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas</a>. As such, the houses and businesses in town are set inland from the beach, noise and light restrictions are enforced and littering and collecting shells are prohibited.</p> <p>While surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers populate the beach by day, it is off-limits to visitors at night from November through February when the endangered leatherback turtles come to nest. From dawn to dusk during nesting season, only those with a registered guide may walk the beach wearing dark clothing and without lights to catch a glimpse of the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs.</p> <p>Located just across the estuary from the buzzing and brightly lit Tamarindo, Playa Grande encourages a much more tranquillo lifestyle. Its reputation for great waves also means this town runs on a surf schedule – early to bed and early to rise.</p> <p>The largest surf point is in Playa Grande Estates, the more commercial and dispersed of Playa Grande’s two constituent neighborhoods. Surfers usually elect to stay on this side of town, as it is home to the hollow lefts and rights immortalized in the surf classic Endless Summer II.</p> <p>Palm Beach Estates, much like its Floridian counterpart, is a vacation and retirement destination, comprising second homes, boutique hotels and cabinas. It is a model of sustainable, low-impact development in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikable, and the community is small and friendly enough that it’s common courtesy to greet everyone you pass with a cheerful hola. En route are many restaurant-hotel combinations boasting creative chefs and a wide variety of cuisine from Tico to continental to sushi to pizza.</p> <p>A walk along the beach at low tide or a bike ride through town will land visitors at Playa Ventanas or Playa Carbón, more secluded beaches to the north.</p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/26.aspxSat, 15 Aug 2009 17:39:35 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:65Hannah Williamshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 26 posted to About Playa Grande by Hannah Williams on 8/15/2009 1:39:35 PM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><img style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="325" /></a>Playa Grande is a surf town known for its consistent swells, an ecotourism destination known for its array of wildlife and a vacation and retirement community known for its tranquility and seclusion. Surfers, environmentalists and expats, not mutually exclusive categories, all coexist in this natural retreat.</p> <p>Surf shops and instructors abound for surfers at any level who need equipment or want to improve their skills. For those seeking a less strenuous and more relaxing vacation, Playa Grande offers spa services, bicycle and scooter rentals, estuary tours and sunset sailing. Meandering along the beach and the monkey trail looking for wildlife is also popular.</p> <p>Playa Grande’s beachfront is a protected habitat as part of the <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/edit.aspx/Parque%20Nacional%20Marino%20Las%20Baulas" target="_self">Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas</a>. As such, the houses and businesses in town are set inland from the beach, noise and light restrictions are enforced and littering and collecting shells are prohibited.</p> <p>While surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers populate the beach by day, it is off-limits to visitors at night from November through February when the endangered leatherback turtles come to nest. From dawn to dusk during nesting season, only those with a registered guide may walk the beach wearing dark clothing and without lights to catch a glimpse of the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs.</p> <p>Located just across the estuary from the buzzing and brightly lit Tamarindo, Playa Grande encourages a much more tranquillo lifestyle. Its reputation for great waves also means this town runs on a surf schedule – early to bed and early to rise.</p> <p>The largest surf point is in Playa Grande Estates, the more commercial and dispersed of Playa Grande’s two constituent neighborhoods. Surfers usually elect to stay on this side of town, as it is home to the hollow lefts and rights immortalized in the surf classic Endless Summer II.</p> <p>Palm Beach Estates, much like its Floridian counterpart, is a vacation and retirement destination, comprising second homes, boutique hotels and cabinas. It is a model of sustainable, low-impact development in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikable, and the community is small and friendly enough that it’s common courtesy to greet everyone you pass with a cheerful hola. En route are many restaurant-hotel combinations boasting creative chefs and a wide variety of cuisine from Tico to continental to sushi to pizza.</p> <p>A walk along the beach at low tide or a bike ride through town will land visitors at Playa Ventanas or Playa Carbón, more secluded beaches to the north.</p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/25.aspxSat, 15 Aug 2009 17:29:16 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:64Hannah Williamshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 25 posted to About Playa Grande by Hannah Williams on 8/15/2009 1:29:16 PM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;"><img style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span><p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><span style="background: SpringGreen;"><img style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="325" /></span></a>Playa Grande is a surf town known for its consistent swells, an ecotourism destination known for its array of wildlife and a vacation and retirement community known for its tranquility and seclusion. Surfers, environmentalists and expats, not mutually exclusive categories, all coexist in this natural retreat.</p> <p>Surf shops and instructors abound for surfers at any level who need equipment or want to improve their skills. For those seeking a less strenuous and more relaxing vacation, Playa Grande offers spa services, bicycle and scooter rentals, estuary tours and sunset sailing. Meandering along the beach and the monkey trail looking for wildlife is also popular.</p> <p>Playa Grande’s beachfront is a protected habitat as part of the Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas. As such, the houses and businesses in town are set inland from the beach, noise and light restrictions are enforced and littering and collecting shells are prohibited.</p> <p>While surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers populate the beach by day, it is off-limits to visitors at night from November through February when the endangered leatherback turtles come to nest. From dawn to dusk during nesting season, only those with a registered guide may walk the beach wearing dark clothing and without lights to catch a glimpse of the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs.</p> <p>Located just across the estuary from the buzzing and brightly lit Tamarindo, Playa Grande encourages a much more tranquillo lifestyle. Its reputation for great waves also means this town runs on a surf schedule – early to bed and early to rise.</p> <p>The largest surf point is in Playa Grande Estates, the more commercial and dispersed of Playa Grande’s two constituent neighborhoods. Surfers usually elect to stay on this side of town, as it is home to the hollow lefts and rights immortalized in the surf classic Endless Summer II.</p> <p>Palm Beach Estates, much like its Floridian counterpart, is a vacation and retirement destination, comprising second homes, boutique hotels and cabinas. It is a model of sustainable, low-impact development in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikable, and the community is small and friendly enough that it’s common courtesy to greet everyone you pass with a cheerful hola. En route are many restaurant-hotel combinations boasting creative chefs and a wide variety of cuisine from Tico to continental to sushi to pizza.</p> <p>A walk along the beach at low tide or a bike ride through town will land visitors at Playa Ventanas or Playa Carbón, more secluded beaches to the north.</p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/24.aspxSat, 15 Aug 2009 17:22:38 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:63Hannah Williamshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 24 posted to About Playa Grande by Hannah Williams on 8/15/2009 1:22:38 PM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg"><span style="background: SpringGreen;"><img style="border:0;float:right;margin:10px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/8875.Playagrande-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></a>Playa Grande is a surf town known for its consistent swells, an ecotourism destination known for its array of wildlife and a vacation and retirement community known for its tranquility and seclusion. Surfers, environmentalists and expats, not mutually exclusive categories, all coexist in this natural retreat.</p> <p>Surf shops and instructors abound for surfers at any level who need equipment or want to improve their skills. For those seeking a less strenuous and more relaxing vacation, Playa Grande offers spa services, bicycle and scooter rentals, estuary tours and sunset sailing. Meandering along the beach and the monkey trail looking for wildlife is also popular.</p> <p>Playa Grande’s beachfront is a protected habitat as part of the Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas. As such, the houses and businesses in town are set inland from the beach, noise and light restrictions are enforced and littering and collecting shells are prohibited.</p> <p>While surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers populate the beach by day, it is off-limits to visitors at night from November through February when the endangered leatherback turtles come to nest. From dawn to dusk during nesting season, only those with a registered guide may walk the beach wearing dark clothing and without lights to catch a glimpse of the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs.</p> <p>Located just across the estuary from the buzzing and brightly lit Tamarindo, Playa Grande encourages a much more tranquillo lifestyle. Its reputation for great waves also means this town runs on a surf schedule – early to bed and early to rise.</p> <p>The largest surf point is in Playa Grande Estates, the more commercial and dispersed of Playa Grande’s two constituent neighborhoods. Surfers usually elect to stay on this side of town, as it is home to the hollow lefts and rights immortalized in the surf classic Endless Summer II.</p> <p>Palm Beach Estates, much like its Floridian counterpart, is a vacation and retirement destination, comprising second homes, boutique hotels and cabinas. It is a model of sustainable, low-impact development in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The neighborhoods are easily walkable and bikable, and the community is small and friendly enough that it’s common courtesy to greet everyone you pass with a cheerful hola. En route are many restaurant-hotel combinations boasting creative chefs and a wide variety of cuisine from Tico to continental to sushi to pizza.</p> <p>A walk along the beach at low tide or a bike ride through town will land visitors at Playa Ventanas or Playa Carbón, more secluded beaches to the north.</p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/23.aspxSat, 15 Aug 2009 17:15:50 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:62Hannah Williamshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 23 posted to About Playa Grande by Hannah Williams on 8/15/2009 1:15:50 PM<br /> <h2>About Playa Grande, Costa Rica</h2> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;"><img border="0" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/0550.IMG_5F00_1555.JPG" alt="Playa Grande" style="border:2px solid black;float:right;margin:15px;" /></span><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Known</span> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Playa</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Grande</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">surf</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">town</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">known</span> for its <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">exquisite</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">beaches</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">consistent</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">swells</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">an</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">ecotourism</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">destination</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">known</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">for</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">its</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">array</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">of</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">wildlife</span> and <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">outstanding</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">surf</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">vacation</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">retirement</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">community</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">known</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">for</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">its</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">tranquility</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">seclusion</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Surfers</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">environmentalists</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">expats</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">not</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">mutually</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">exclusive</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">categories</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">all</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">coexist</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">in</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">this</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">natural</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">retreat</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Surf</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">shops</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">instructors</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">abound</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">for</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">surfers</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">at</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">any</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">level</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">who</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">need</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">equipment</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">or</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">want</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">improve</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">their</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">skills</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">For</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">those</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">seeking</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">less</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">strenuous</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">more</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">relaxing</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">vacation</span>, Playa Grande <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">should</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">be</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">considered</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">in</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">every</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">itinerary</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">when</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">visiting</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Costa</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Rica</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">offers</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">spa</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">services</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">bicycle</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">scooter</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">rentals</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">estuary</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">tours</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">sunset</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">sailing</span>. <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Meandering</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">along</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">beach</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">monkey</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">trail</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">looking</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">for</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">wildlife</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">also</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">popular</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span></p> <p>Playa Grande<span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">has</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">been</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">hailed</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">by</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Moon</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Travel</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Guides</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">’s</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">beachfront</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">protected</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">habitat</span> as <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">one</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">part</span> of <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Costa</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Rica</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">’s</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">most</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">beautiful</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">beaches</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Parque</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Nacional</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Marino</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Las</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Baulas</span>. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Here</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">As</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">such</span>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">surfers</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">houses</span> and <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">beach</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">bums</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">roam</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">businesses</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">in</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">town</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">are</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">set</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">inland</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">from</span> the <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">streets</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">beach</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">noise</span> and <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">beaches</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">light</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">restrictions</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">are</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">enforced</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">littering</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">collecting</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">shells</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">are</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">prohibited</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">While</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">surfers</span>, <span style="background: SpringGreen;">swimmers</span> and <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">when</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">sun-worshippers</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">populate</span> the <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">surf</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">beach</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">by</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">day</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">it</span> is <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">high</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">–</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">life</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">couldn</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">’t</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">be</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">better</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Other</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">highlights</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">of</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">the</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">area</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">include</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">the</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">nesting</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">grounds</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">for</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">off-limits</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">visitors</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">at</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">night</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">from</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">November</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">through</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">February</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">when</span> the endangered leatherback <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">sea</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">turtle</span></a><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">,</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">as</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">well</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">as</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">a</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">myriad</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">of</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">other</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">wildlife</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">turtles</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">come</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">nest</span>. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Ecotourism</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">has</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">been</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">expanding</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">worldwide</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">in</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">recent</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">years</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">From</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">dawn</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">dusk</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">during</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">nesting</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">season</span>, <span style="background: SpringGreen;">only</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">those</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">with</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">registered</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">guide</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">may</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">walk</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">beach</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">wearing</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">dark</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">clothing</span> and <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Costa</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Rica</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">contains</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">one</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">without</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">lights</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">catch</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">glimpse</span> of the <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">most</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">biodiverse</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">ecosystems</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">in</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">the</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">world</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">turtles</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">as</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">they</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">come</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">ashore</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">lay</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">their</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">eggs</span>.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Situated</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">in</span> </p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Located</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">just</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">across</span> the <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">north</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">pacific</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">region</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">of</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Costa</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Rica</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">estuary</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">from</span> the <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Nicoya</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">peninsula</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">is</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">home</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">to</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Playa</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Grande</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">buzzing</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">brightly</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">lit</span> Tamarindo, <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Playa</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Grande</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">encourages</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> much more <span style="background: SpringGreen;">tranquillo</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">lifestyle</span>. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Miles</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">of</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">white</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">sandy</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">beaches</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">line</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">the</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">shores</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">of</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Its</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">reputation</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">for</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">great</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">waves</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">also</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">means</span> this <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">enchanting</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">isthmus</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Easy</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">access</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">to</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">the</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">area</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">has</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">made</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">it</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">town</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">runs</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">on</span> a <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">popular</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">tourist</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">destination</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">surf</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">schedule</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">–</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">early</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">bed</span> and <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">inexpensive</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">transportation</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">early</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">rise</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">The</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">largest</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">surf</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">point</span> is <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">one</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">in</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Playa</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Grande</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Estates</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">more</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">commercial</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">dispersed</span> of <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">its</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">many</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">appealing</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">characteristics</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Playa</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Grande</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">’s</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">two</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">constituent</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">neighborhoods</span>. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Just</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">north</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Surfers</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">usually</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">elect</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">stay</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">on</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">this</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">side</span> of <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">these</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">pristine</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">beaches</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">town</span>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">tucked</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">away</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">from</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">as</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">it</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">home</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> the <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">traffic</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">of</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">hollow</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">lefts</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">rights</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">immortalized</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">in</span> the <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">more</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">popular</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">beaches</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">,</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">is</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Playa</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Carbon</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">surf</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">classic</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Endless</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Summer</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">II</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">An</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">intimate</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">escape</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Palm</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Beach</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Estates</span>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">it</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">much</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">like</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">its</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Floridian</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">counterpart</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> is a <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">volcanic</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">black</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">sand</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">beach</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">vacation</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">retirement</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">destination</span>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">yet</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">still</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">accessible</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">to</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">those</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">who</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">wish</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">to</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">see</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">its</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">unique</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">vista</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">comprising</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">second</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">homes</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">boutique</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">hotels</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">cabinas</span>. </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Playa</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Grande</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">It</span> is <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">sure</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">to</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">be</span> a <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">highlight</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">in</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">any</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">expedition</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">model</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">of</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">sustainable</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">low-impact</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">development</span> in Costa Rica.</p> <p>The <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">illustrious</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">beaches</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">,</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">unique</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">biodiversity</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">neighborhoods</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">are</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">easily</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">walkable</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">bikable</span>, and <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">local</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">surf</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">scene</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">are</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">just</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">a</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">few</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">of</span> the <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">reasons</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">community</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">small</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">friendly</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">enough</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">that</span> it’s <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">worth</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">visiting</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">common</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">courtesy</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">greet</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">everyone</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">you</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">pass</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">with</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">cheerful</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">hola</span>. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Come</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">En</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">route</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">are</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">many</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">restaurant-hotel</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">combinations</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">boasting</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">creative</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">chefs</span> and <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">see</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">for</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">yourself</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">what</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">wide</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">variety</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">of</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">cuisine</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">from</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Tico</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">continental</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">sushi</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">pizza</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">A</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">walk</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">along</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">beach</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">at</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">low</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">tide</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">or</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">bike</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">ride</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">through</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">town</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">will</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">land</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">visitors</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">at</span> Playa <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Grande</span></a> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">is</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">all</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">about</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">!</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Ventanas</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">or</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Playa</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Carb</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">ón,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">more</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">secluded</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">beaches</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">north</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span></p>About Playa Grande, Costa Ricahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/22.aspxWed, 03 Jun 2009 00:15:18 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:61Roger Bartakovitshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 22 posted to About Playa Grande by Roger Bartakovits on 6/2/2009 8:15:18 PM<br /> <h2><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">1.0</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Welcome</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">About</span> Playa Grande<span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Costa</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Rica</span></h2> <p><img border="0" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/0550.IMG_5F00_1555.JPG" alt="Playa Grande" style="border:2px solid black;float:right;margin:15px;" /><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>Known for its exquisite beaches and outstanding surf, Playa Grande should be considered in every itinerary when visiting Costa Rica.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Playa Grande has been hailed by Moon Travel Guides as one of Costa Rica’s most beautiful beaches.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Here, surfers and beach bums roam the streets and beaches, and when the surf is high – life couldn’t be better.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Other highlights of the area include the nesting grounds for the endangered <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/the-leatherback-turtle.aspx" title="leatherback sea turtle">leatherback sea turtle</a>, as well as a myriad of other wildlife.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Ecotourism has been expanding worldwide in recent years, and Costa Rica contains one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world.</p> <p>Situated in the north pacific region of Costa Rica, the Nicoya peninsula is home to Playa Grande, Tamarindo, and much more.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Miles of white sandy beaches line the shores of this enchanting isthmus.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Easy access to the area has made it a popular tourist destination, and inexpensive transportation is one of its many appealing characteristics.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Just north of these pristine beaches, tucked away from the traffic of the more popular beaches, is Playa Carbon.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>An intimate escape, it is a volcanic black sand beach, yet still accessible to those who wish to see its unique vista.</p> <p>Playa Grande is sure to be a highlight in any expedition in Costa Rica. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </span>The illustrious beaches, unique biodiversity, and local surf scene are just a few of the reasons it’s worth visiting.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Come and see for yourself what <a href="/Costarica/PlayaGrande/Accommodations/" title="Playa Grande">Playa Grande</a> is all about!</p>1.0 Welcome to Playa Grandehttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/21.aspxWed, 03 Jun 2009 00:07:53 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:60Roger Bartakovitshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 21 posted to About Playa Grande by Roger Bartakovits on 6/2/2009 8:07:53 PM<br /> <h2><span style="background: SpringGreen;">1.0</span> Welcome to Playa Grande</h2> <p><img border="0" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/0550.IMG_5F00_1555.JPG" alt="Playa Grande" style="border:2px solid black;float:right;margin:15px;" /><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>Known for its exquisite beaches and outstanding surf, Playa Grande should be considered in every itinerary when visiting Costa Rica.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Playa Grande has been hailed by Moon Travel Guides as one of Costa Rica’s most beautiful beaches.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Here, surfers and beach bums roam the streets and beaches, and when the surf is high – life couldn’t be better.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Other highlights of the area include the nesting grounds for the endangered <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/the-leatherback-turtle.aspx" title="leatherback sea turtle">leatherback sea turtle</a>, as well as a myriad of other wildlife.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Ecotourism has been expanding worldwide in recent years, and Costa Rica contains one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world.</p> <p>Situated in the north pacific region of Costa Rica, the Nicoya peninsula is home to Playa Grande, Tamarindo, and much more.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Miles of white sandy beaches line the shores of this enchanting isthmus.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Easy access to the area has made it a popular tourist destination, and inexpensive transportation is one of its many appealing characteristics.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Just north of these pristine beaches, tucked away from the traffic of the more popular beaches, is Playa Carbon.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>An intimate escape, it is a volcanic black sand beach, yet still accessible to those who wish to see its unique vista.</p> <p>Playa Grande is sure to be a highlight in any expedition in Costa Rica. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </span>The illustrious beaches, unique biodiversity, and local surf scene are just a few of the reasons it’s worth visiting.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Come and see for yourself what <a href="/Costarica/PlayaGrande/Accommodations/" title="Playa Grande">Playa Grande</a> is all about!</p>Welcome to Playa Grandehttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/20.aspxFri, 22 May 2009 08:49:14 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:59Roger Bartakovitshttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 20 posted to About Playa Grande by Roger Bartakovits on 5/22/2009 4:49:14 AM<br /> <h2>Welcome to Playa Grande</h2> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;"><img style="border:2px solid black;float:right;margin:15px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/0550.IMG_5F00_1555.JPG" border="0" alt="Playa Grande" /></span><p><span style="background: SpringGreen;"><img border="0" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/0550.IMG_5F00_1555.JPG" alt="Playa Grande" style="border:2px solid black;float:right;margin:15px;" /></span><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>Known for its exquisite beaches and outstanding surf, Playa Grande should be considered in every itinerary when visiting Costa Rica.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Playa Grande has been hailed by Moon Travel Guides as one of Costa Rica’s most beautiful beaches.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Here, surfers and beach bums roam the streets and beaches, and when the surf is high – life couldn’t be better.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Other highlights of the area include the nesting grounds for the endangered <a href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/the-leatherback-turtle.aspx" title="leatherback sea turtle">leatherback sea turtle</a>, as well as a myriad of other wildlife.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Ecotourism has been expanding worldwide in recent years, and Costa Rica contains one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world.</p> <p>Situated in the north pacific region of Costa Rica, the Nicoya peninsula is home to Playa Grande, Tamarindo, and much more.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Miles of white sandy beaches line the shores of this enchanting isthmus.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Easy access to the area has made it a popular tourist destination, and inexpensive transportation is one of its many appealing characteristics.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Just north of these pristine beaches, tucked away from the traffic of the more popular beaches, is Playa Carbon.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>An intimate escape, it is a volcanic black sand beach, yet still accessible to those who wish to see its unique vista.</p> <p>Playa Grande is sure to be a highlight in any expedition in Costa Rica. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </span>The illustrious beaches, unique biodiversity, and local surf scene are just a few of the reasons it’s worth visiting.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Come and see for yourself what <a href="/Costarica/PlayaGrande/Accommodations/" title="Playa Grande">Playa Grande</a> is all about!</p>Welcome to Playa Grandehttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/19.aspxMon, 02 Mar 2009 18:35:47 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:58Angelahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 19 posted to About Playa Grande by Angela on 3/2/2009 1:35:47 PM<br /> <h2>Welcome to Playa Grande</h2> <p><img style="border:2px solid black;float:right;margin:15px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/0550.IMG_5F00_1555.JPG" border="0" alt="Playa Grande" /><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>Known for its exquisite beaches and outstanding surf, Playa Grande should be considered in every itinerary when visiting Costa Rica.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Playa Grande has been hailed by Moon Travel Guides as one of Costa Rica’s most beautiful beaches.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Here, surfers and beach bums roam the streets and beaches, and when the surf is high – life couldn’t be better.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Other highlights of the area include the nesting grounds for the endangered <a title="leatherback sea turtle" href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/the-leatherback-turtle.aspx">leatherback sea turtle</a>, as well as a myriad of other wildlife.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Ecotourism has been expanding worldwide in recent years, and Costa Rica contains one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;">Situated in the north pacific region of Costa Rica, the Nicoya peninsula is home to Playa Grande, Tamarindo, and much more.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Miles of white sandy beaches line the shores of this enchanting isthmus.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Easy access to the area has made it a popular tourist destination, and inexpensive transportation is one of its many appealing characteristics.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Just north of these pristine beaches, tucked away from the traffic of the more popular beaches, is Playa Carbon.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>An intimate escape, it is a volcanic black sand beach, yet still accessible to those who wish to see its unique vista.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;">Playa Grande is sure to be a highlight in any expedition in Costa Rica. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </span>The illustrious beaches, unique biodiversity, and local surf scene are just a few of the reasons it’s worth visiting.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Come and see for yourself what <a title="Playa Grande" href="/Costarica/PlayaGrande/Accommodations/">Playa Grande</a> is all about!</p> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;"></span> </p>Welcome to Playa Grandehttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/revision/18.aspxMon, 02 Mar 2009 18:34:57 GMT33cd46a7-b6f4-417a-b369-b87cb904f7d4:56Angelahttp://justasklocals.com/costarica/playagrande/wikis/playagrande/about-playa-grande-costa-rica/comments.aspxRevision 18 posted to About Playa Grande by Angela on 3/2/2009 1:34:57 PM<br /> <h2>Welcome to Playa Grande</h2> <p><img style="border:2px solid black;float:right;margin:15px;" src="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/CommunityServer.Wikis.Components.Files/playagrande/0550.IMG_5F00_1555.JPG" border="0" alt="Playa Grande" /></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;"></span> <span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>Known for its exquisite beaches and outstanding surf, Playa Grande should be considered in every itinerary when visiting Costa Rica.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Playa Grande has been hailed by Moon Travel Guides as one of Costa Rica’s most beautiful beaches.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Here, surfers and beach bums roam the streets and beaches, and when the surf is high – life couldn’t be better.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Other highlights of the area include the nesting grounds for the endangered <a title="leatherback sea turtle" href="/CostaRica/PlayaGrande/wikis/playagrande/the-leatherback-turtle.aspx">leatherback sea turtle</a>, as well as a myriad of other wildlife.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Ecotourism has been expanding worldwide in recent years, and Costa Rica contains one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;">Situated in the north pacific region of Costa Rica, the Nicoya peninsula is home to Playa Grande, Tamarindo, and much more.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Miles of white sandy beaches line the shores of this enchanting isthmus.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Easy access to the area has made it a popular tourist destination, and inexpensive transportation is one of its many appealing characteristics.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Just north of these pristine beaches, tucked away from the traffic of the more popular beaches, is Playa Carbon.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>An intimate escape, it is a volcanic black sand beach, yet still accessible to those who wish to see its unique vista.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;">Playa Grande is sure to be a highlight in any expedition in Costa Rica. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </span>The illustrious beaches, unique biodiversity, and local surf scene are just a few of the reasons it’s worth visiting.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">  </span>Come and see for yourself what <a title="Playa Grande" href="/Costarica/PlayaGrande/Accommodations/">Playa Grande</a> is all about!</p>  <p> </p>