Tamarindo | |
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Coordinates: 10°17′32″N 85°47′53″W / 10.2923417°N 85.798175°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Guanacaste |
Canton | Santa Cruz |
Creation | 27 November 1995 |
Area | |
• Total | 125.86 km2 (48.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,375 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 50309 |
Tamarindo is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, located on the Nicoya Peninsula.[1][2]
The town of Tamarindo is the largest developed beach town in Guanacaste. Once a small fishing village, it has boomed in the 21st century with surfing and eco-tourism, and is now popular with surfers, digital nomads, and expatriates.