Tamarindo
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tamarindo is Guanacaste's most international beach town. You can walk to the beach, the surf, coworking spaces and dozens of restaurants, and the social scene among foreign residents is the busiest on the coast. The internet is good. It's also expensive and crowded in high season, and a long way from San José.
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