SINOPSIS QUEPOS

Quepos, a former banana shipping port now is a large producer of palm oil and the current sport fishing mecca of Costa Rica.

SINOPSIS MANUEL ANTONIO

Manuel Antonio National Park is the country's smallest national park at just over 683 hectares, but it is also one of it's most amazing. Home to one of the last sizable populations of the endangered Squirrel Monkey in the region, White Faced and Howler monkeys are also common in the park. Cathedral Point with it's forest topped cliffs is connected to the mainland by a thin land bridge that separates the parks two most popular beaches, Playa Espadilla Sur and Playa Manuel Antonio. Playa Manuel Antonio is one of the most beautiful beaches in Costa Rica and has been rated one of the top ten in the world. The beach is a half mile long, perfect white sand crescent bordered by deep green mangroves and palms. The park abounds with wildlife and in a days visit it is possible to see iguanas, monkeys, sloths agoutis, paccaries armadillos, pisotes, coatimundis and raccoons.

FUTHER MORE

Conocido como un de los mejores sitios en el mundo por su gran puerto pesquero. Quepos tiene una de las mejores pescas del mundo encontrando en gran abundancia marlin, sailfish, snapper, Amberjack, Wahoo, Dorado, Yellow , atun de ojo grande y roosterfish.

Quepos es un pequeno pueblo a unos 160 kilometros de San Jose en la Provincia de Puntarenas. A tres horas de viaje en carro desde San Jose y pasando por los pueblos de Atenas, Orotina, Tarcoles, Jaco y Parrita.

Este pueblo es tambien importante por su cercania al mundialmente famoso Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio que esta a 7 kilometros del pueblo. Que ademas de ser visitado por los turistas es tambien frecuentado por muchos cientificos y naturalistas internacionales que vienen para estudiar la fantastica variedad de flora y fauna de la region. Todo esto en 638 hectáreas de tierra y 55 000 hectáreas de un ambiente marino que está protegido.

Quepos and Manuel Antonio are two separate but completely interdependent central Pacific coast towns. Quepos is a fairly good sized town with about 7,000 permanent residents, a large hospital, banks, markets, stores, hotels, bars, restaurants and main bus terminal. Manuel Antonio to the south is much smaller and extends along both sides of the road that stretches 4 1/2 miles up the hill and them down to the Manuel Antonio National Park.

Even though there are hotels and restaurants of many nationalities on this hill between Quepos and the park. It is still common to walk along the lush green, tree lined road and see two toed sloths, bright green parrots and large iguanas. In the hills overlooking the ocean are some of the most picturesque and stunning views in the country along with accommodations from luxurious to basic.

La mejor epoca para visitar Quepos es entre Enero y Abril cuando el clima es seco. La temporada de pesca dura desde Diciembre hasta Agosto y Marzo y Abril pueden ser bastante calientes mientras que Septiembre trae mucha lluvia.

LOCALIZACION GEOGRAFICA Y DIVISION POLITICA

• † Ciudad de Quepos

Distrito 01 Quepos > Cantón 06 Aguirre > Provincia 06 Puntarenas

9°26′60″N, 84°9′0″W

• † Barrios

Boca Vieja , Cocal , Colinas del Este , Inmaculada , Junta Naranjo , La Zona , Rancho Grande

• † Comunidades

Anita , Bartolo , Boca Naranjo , Cañas , Cañitas , Cerritos , Cerros , Damas , Delicias , Espadilla , Estero Damas , Estero Garita , Llamarón , Llorona , Managua , Manuel Antonio , Marítima , Mona , Papaturro , Paquita , Pastora , Quebrada Azul , Rey , Ríos , Roncador

MANERAS ALTERNAS PARA LLEGAR DESDE SAN JOSE

You can travel to Quepos by car or on regularly scheduled flights. Natureair has three flights a day during high season. The flight from San Jose takes about 20 minutes. It is a beautiful three and a half hour drive by car from San Jose. While a 4x4 vehicle is not required, we recommend one because some sections of the road have serious potholes and the clearance and durability of 4X4s is an asset.

RUTAS DE BUSES NO LOCALES HACIA QUEPOS Y/O MANUEL ANTONIO

• 695 QUEPOS from Puntarenas - DEP. ev. day from Main Bus Station at 4:30, 10:30, 15:00; RET. 5:00, 11:00, 14:30; 231 km; 3:30 hrs.

• 613 QUEPOS AND MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK (express bus from San José) - DEP. ev. day from Terminal Coca Cola at 6:00, 12:00, 18:00; RET. 6:00, 12:00, 17:00; 145 km; 3:30 hrs. Indirect bus to Quepos (5 hours): DEP. 7:00, 10:00, 14:00, 16:00; RET. 5:00, 8:00, 14:00 16:00. $4.72 ** Transportes Morales company. Tel. 223-5567

• QUEPOS from San Isidro El General - DEP. ev. day from Main Bus Station at 7:00, 13:30; RET. 5:00, 13:30; 231 km; 4 hrs.