Costa Rica – Puntarenas
A Seacoast Town
Puntarenas, a town of 100,000 population on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, is the oldest port in the country and originally developed for the export of Costa Rica’s coffee.
The town of Puntarenas
The harbor beach.
The town’s location at the head of the Gulf of Nicoya protects it from ocean swells.
The Puerto Azul Hotel
The Puerto Azul is on a quiet lagoon just off the coast. near Puntarenas.
Lunch at El Timón
This restaurant/bar (“The Rudder”) at the Puerto Azul Hotel is a popular meeting place.
Lunch Overlooking the pool
For visiting old friends, El Timón is a quiet respite from Holy Week traffic.
The lagoon
These views are right off the restaurant’s rear deck.
We could watch children playing in the lagoon as it slowly filled with a rising tide.
