Matapalo
in Santa Cruz of Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Cabo Velas Airport (3 mi) - Tamarindo De Santa Cruz Airport (3 mi)
- Flamingo Airport (4 mi)
- Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (24 mi)
- Playa Samara Airport (28 mi)
- Guanacaste Airport (29 mi)
- Nosara Airport (29 mi)
- Area de Conservación Guanacaste (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 10.362 and -85.810 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 10° 21' 43" and W -85° 48' 36"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Colon - CRC
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:55 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:25 am and 5:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Costa Rica.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Costa Rica. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Discover Matapalo
Matapalo in Santa Cruz (Provincia de Guanacaste) is a town in Costa Rica about 121 mi (or 195 km) west of San Jose, the country's capital city.
Current time in Matapalo is now 09:55 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Costa Rica with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 7 airports near Matapalo. The closest airport in Costa Rica is Cabo Velas Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Area de Conservación Guanacaste in a distance of 103 mi (or 165 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Liberia, Zapotal, Bejuco, Tilaran and Puntarenas. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 34°C / 92 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 46% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
33°C (92 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
35°C (95 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
34°C (93 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Playa Conchal The Westin Golf Resort & Spa
ESPLENDOR HOTEL TAMARINDO
BEST WESTERN TAMARINDO VISTA VILLAS
Jardín del Edén Boutique Hotel - Adults Only
Cala Luna Boutique Hotel & Villas
Sirena Serena Boutique Hotel & Retreat
Ten North Tamarindo Beach Hotel
Luamey Boutique Hotel
Casas del Toro Playa Flamingo
La Ramona Charming Hotel
Videos from this area
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La Meridiana Condominium, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Playa Grande (Surf Beach) Tamarindo ,Matapalo Costa Rica (October 2014)
Costa Rica- Playa Grande 2015
Week long trip to Costa Rica's Playa Grande on the Pacific Coast. Plenty of surfing, snorkeling, sunsets and beach. We stayed at the RipJack Inn in Costa Rica and highly recommend it.
RipJack Inn-Playa Grande Costa Rica - Sunset Surfing Video HD
A short video of a Surfer catching air just after sunset in Playa Grande. If you would like to see more and longer clips, please click the Like button. http://www.ripjackinn.com/surf.
Surfing Playa Grande
Surfer getting a nice tube.
Las Tortugas Hotel - Canoe Adventure - Playa Grande
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DreamSea Surf Camp Costa Rica 2013
Great Place + Great People = Good times.
CR Rea'l beach pan
Quick pan shot of the beaches I patrolled in country.
CR patrol Black sea turtle pt 2
Female Black sea turtle covering the nest, last video I took while in country.
CR patrol Black sea turtle pt 1
Female Black sea turtle laying eggs. And a fellow colleague relocating the nest.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Playa Grande, Costa Rica
Playa Grande is a beach town on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica just north of Tamarindo. Playa Grande is internationally popular as one of Costa Rica’s best surfing spots as well as being home to Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, the nesting ground of the largest marine reptile, the Leatherback Turtle; the second largest nesting area for the Leatherback and Ridley Turtles in the world. Salinas is actually the name of the little town at Playa Grande, but this name is rarely used anymore.
