North Pacific Coast Places

Playa Langosta

Getting Here and Around

The dirt road from Tamarindo is alternately dusty or muddy, but reliably rough. To keep down the dust, the road is periodically spread with an industrial mixture of molasses, which accounts for the stickiness and the lovely sweet smell. You can walk along the beach, at low tide, all the way from Tamarindo Beach, but be careful not to get caught on the headland rocks as the tide comes in. Most car-free visitors get picked up from Tamarindo by their hotels. Or you can take a taxi.

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