Uvita
Southern Pacific, Costa Rica
Uvita is the service hub of the Costa Ballena, with supermarkets, banks and clinics, and it's home to the whale's-tail sandbar at Marino Ballena National Park. Humpback whales pass offshore for much of the year. It's growing fast, and for most people it's the most practical place to live on this stretch of coast.
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