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SYNDICATIONSamara and Carillo, beautiful white sand beaches where property can be bought in Paradise
By Peter Marte, our affiliate partner in Samara Beach for the Easy Times.
A real paradise awaits visitors to the area. Playa Samara and its sister beach Playa Carrillo, identical in extension and beauty, have calm waters and gentle waves that please tourists who wish to enjoy swimming in the ocean, walking or horseback riding at sunset along the seashore.
Samara beach is located on the southwestern end of the Nicoya peninsula, south of Tamarindo and north of Carillo Beach, only 2 hours from International Daniel Oduber Airport in Liberia and 4 hours from International Juan Santamaría Airport in San Jose. In our immediate area are the incredible beaches of Carrillo, Camaronal and Buena Vista, right on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.
Of the four beaches, Playa Samara is the most developed in as far as infrastructure and tourist activities go, and also well known for its scenic view. Samara has a superb coral reef and its own picturesque wooded island in the bay, Isla Chora. Samara beach is popular with swimmers and windsurfers because of its calm waters and it's an ideal beach for your kids.
Samara is not only a charming beach resort, with a wide choice of friendly and attractive hotels, restaurants, bars and discos, but, unlike other Pacific Ocean resorts, it is also a thriving fishing and farming community. The main activities there are tourism, which has grown a great deal in the past few years, fishing, and the planting of tropical fruits such as exportation mango, melon, and watermelon.
Playa Samara has enough commerce to fill your immediate needs, like a Bank, ATM, mini-markets, public telephones, Internet cafés, tourist information centers, car-rentals, police station, physicians, pharmacy, artisan workshops, restaurants, bars, and much more.
In the downtown areas of Samara and Carrillo there are several Internet cafés and tourist information centers for your internet services and reservation of tours to the infinite tourist destinations in Costa Rica, or simply take a shuttle service to the airports at the end of their stay.
Vendors of handicrafts are organized and have their own stands and very rarely approach tourists to sell souvenirs in the beach. They usually have a fixed stand on the main street a few meters from the beach, where visitors may purchase beautiful souvenirs created by local artists with Costa Rican materials. There is always somebody selling coconut water or soft drinks to all those who wish to refresh themselves.
There are many activities in Playa Samara and Carrillo to enjoy, such as horseback riding to observe monkeys, turtles, crocodiles, birds, and other native animals, recreational or sport fishing tours, hikes to nearby rivers and waterfalls, kayaking, snorkeling in Isla Chora, Canopy tours, the Zoo, Spanish lessons, dancing, and of course surfing.
To the East of Playa Carrillo and Playa Samara is Playa Camaronal, and to the West Playa Buena Vista these beaches are just a short drive from Samara and Carrillo but offer a different experience. Both beaches are well-known and appreciated because they are wild life refuges, protecting the nesting sites of marine turtles.
The government has declared the beaches of Camaronal and Buena Vista protected zones because of the constant arrival of turtles for spawning, has made them into non-exploited and well-cared for beaches by residents and tourists, and are very well known by local surfers as beaches with strong waves where they can surf peacefully without nearby swimmers. The paths to reach these beaches have magnificent scenery since rivers must be crossed and small roads in the jungle without any nearby houses or pedestrians must be used to get there.
In our area, the climate and the seawater are always warm, the temperature being constant the whole year round: 87 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
The dry season begins in November and ends in April, which is the best time for fruits and fishing. The rainy season begins in May and ends in mid-November. .
If you are looking to live on a beautiful beach and a beautiful place off the beaten path, Samara Beach and surrounding areas are definitely a location you should look at.
