- 212 km (131 miles) from San Jose International Airport. 319 km (198 miles) from Guanacaste Airport. 3.5 hours driving from San Jose, 5 hours from Liberia.
- Small coastal town in the South Pacific, specifically in an area known as the Costa Ballena. Other towns in the Costa Ballena are Dominical and Ojochal.
- Known for mountains, tropical rainforest, wildlife (specifically humpback whales)
