Bohemian surf village with the finest sunsets on the Nicoya Peninsula
“Best just before sunset”
Santa Teresa occupies the northwest tip of the Nicoya Peninsula where the land runs out and the Pacific takes over. The village is sun-bleached, unhurried, and has been discovered by enough people to have excellent restaurants, yoga studios, and juice bars alongside the surf camps and loncheras that were there first. The beach itself is one of the longest on the coast — a broad golden sweep that catches the evening light more dramatically than almost anywhere else in Costa Rica.
Carlos B.
March 2025
The sunset here is the best I have seen in Costa Rica, possibly in Central America. The beach faces due west and the sky goes through gold, orange, pink, and deep red over about 45 minutes. The whole village gathers. Even the restaurants and bars orient themselves toward it. The place has earned its reputation.
Lucia F.
January 2025
Wonderfully unhurried. We spent four days and felt genuinely rested for the first time in weeks. The surf is good in the mornings and the food scene has genuinely excellent restaurants now alongside the old-school places. The road in from Cobano is rough but manageable. The beach is long enough that it never feels crowded.
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