Quepos

Quepos coastline as seen from Concepcion, in the Tarrazu highlands, Costa Rica

Quepos is a city in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. It is served by the Quepos-La Managua airport. It is located at around 9°25′55″N 84°9′40″W. It is home to approximately 14,000 people.

Quepos is the gateway to Manuel Antonio National Park. There are numerous bars and restaurants in the city, and a vivacious nightlife. Located fewer than 100 miles (160 km) from San José, on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, are the very popular towns of Quepos and much smaller Manuel Antonio. The town is named for the native Quepoe that inhabited the place in the colonial era. A picturesqe town with a small bit of the colonial era wall left. Excellent area bus service.

Quepos offers fishing for numerous varieties of fish, especially bill fish.

Manuel Antonio has the most popular National Park beach in Costa Rica. Several years ago the country's park service imposed limits on the number of visitors to the park, to prevent this tiny natural area from becoming 'resortified'.

Geography

Following, there is a gallery of pictures that best represent this well known part of Costa Rica.

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  Pirris Hydro Dam under construction in the Tarrazu highlands, few miles from Port Quepos
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  Pirris Hydro Electric Dam - energy generating station - near Quepos Costa Rica
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  Second beach inside the Park in Quepos Costa Rica
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  Quepos second beach Costa Rica
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  Rock formation Manuel Antonio Quepos Costa Rica
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  Quepos Manuel Antonio Costa Rica, first beach
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  Manuel Antonio Islands Quepos Costa Rica
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  Third Beach Quepos
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  Second Beach Manuel Antonio Costa Rica
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  Quepos road to coffee region in Tarrazu highlands
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  Manuel Antonio Park as seen from Tarrazu mountains
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  Sunset in Tarrazu mountains near Quepos shoreline
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  Sunset near Santa Juana, few miles from port Quepos
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  Sunset from Tarrazu mountains near Quepos Costa Rica
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  ATV tour near Quepos, La Gallega, Costa Rica
• Santa Juana near Quepos Costa Rica
  Santa Juana near Quepos Costa Rica
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  Road to Santa Juana near Quepos Costa Rica
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  Santa Juana near Quepos Costa Rica
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  Tarrazu mountains just above Quepos shoreline

External links

• Quepos Driving Directions
• Current Quepos Fishing Report
• Costa Rican National Parks with map Incl. Manuel Antonio NP, Quepos
• Quepos and Manuel Antonio NP with maps and tips
• Visit report from 1992