Playa Panama

Playa Panama is a small beach town located on the southern point of Culebra Bay on the North Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, about 18mi/30 km west from Liberia. It is famous for its abundant marine life and calm and beautiful beaches. The underwater landscape consists of volcanic rock formations, cliffs, caves and crevasses. The sea life is very rich. Underwater flora and fauna are presented here in variety of forms and colors. There are numerous national parks in the region including the famous Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Palo Verde National Park, and Santa Rosa National Park. The Papaguyo Bay, which comprises Playa Panama, is currently under development. It is now a part of a great project which is aimed on the development of tourism in the area. The water visibility ranges from 18 ft/5m to 100 ft/30m depending on the season, tides and quantity of plankton. Playa Panama offers more than 20 dive sites. Some of the best dive sites here are Monkeys Head, Meros, Punta Argentina, Punta GordaSorpresa. One can also go to more distant dive sites at Catalina Islands and Bat Islands. These islands are home for rays, sharks, angelfish, grunts, snapper, octopus as well as many species of eel. One may even see whale sharks, spinner dolphins, humpback whales, pilot whales, orcas, false killer whales and schools containing hundreds of mobulas and thousands of cow-nosed rays.