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The village of Nosara is about 4 meters above sea level and is a valley irrigated by the river Nosara and surrounded by beautiful hills with excellent views of the valley and the sea (Pacific Ocean), which develops residential projects and private hotels luxurious. Located at 257 kilometers (160 miles) from San Jose (the capital of Costa Rica), there is bus service from there, with a bus that departs daily at 5:30 a.m. and arrives at approximately 11:30 a.m. This bus passes through Nicoya.

Nosara can also be reached by plane to. There are two airlines that fly from San Jose (SANSA) and Nature Air, represented in Nosara Office Center, with offices in Arenales of Nosara. The flight time is about 45 minutes. Nature Air also offers regular flights to the new Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, simplifying travel to an increasing number of tourists and residents.

The whole area of Nosara was well populated by various indigenous groups of Chorotegas, as evidenced by the large number of objects of mud, stone, crystal, jade and gold found in the past, especially in the higher hills, where they were buried the indigenous people of higher rank. All these tombs filled with all these beautiful objects that were buried with the ancestors of the costaricans were looted in the past and most of these treasures today are in the hands of private collectors. The beaches are the biggest attraction of Nosara, especially for those looking to be in touch with nature in an atmosphere of calm and surrounded by wildlife in abundance.

Nosara has three beautiful beaches: Nosara, Guiones and Pelada and is located 7 miles from Playa Ostional (which belongs to Santa Cruz (Canton), where almost every month arrives to spawn thousands of sea turtles, especially the Lora turtle ( Lepidochelys olivacea), which nesting habits are widely known and the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata).

Playa Guiones highlights as a ideal place for the practice of the Surf, however Playa Pelada highlights by its rock formations that, when left uncovered when the tide is low show great variety of life forms: snail, sea star, octopus, multicolored fish and corals, sea urchins and crabs among others. The fauna of Nosara is very varied and colorful as representatives of this diversity can be mentioned birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, as well as insects and amphibians of many kinds.

Both local and visitors quickly become familiar with the howler monkey – known as mono congo, the iguana, armadillo, the raccoon, the pizote and the squirrels, that can be watched in large quantities, although it can still be found, the paca, the ocelot and the panther. The heron, the pelicans and the lizards are the best representatives of the aquatic environment of the river and the coast of Nosara.

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