Parks and Reserves:
The natural diversity that Costa Rica is famous for can be seen in the range of national parks and private reserves in the Guanacaste region. There's the mist-covered, dense rainforests of the Monteverde and Santa Elena National Cloud Forest Reserves; the lowland wet and dry forestland of Palo Verde and the network of caverns that mark Barra Honda, Costa Rica's only subterranean park. The Rincón de la Vieja, Santa Rosa and Guanacaste national parks along with the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve are also Guanacastan examples of Costa Rica's immense biological diversity.

Volcanoes:
Costa Rica is a land of active volcanoes. Its most famous, Arenal, borders Guanacaste and tourists come year round to watch the volcano smolder and spew lava boulders at regular intervals. Rincón de la Vieja, a compound volcano of nine craters, is known for its percolating mud pots and steaming fumaroles. Also in Guanacaste is the Miravalles volcano, which displays its active state in the form of thermal waters and hot mud pits.

Bird Watching:
Costa Rica is a bird lover's paradise and Guanacaste has over half of the 850-plus species known to reside in the country. Within the parks and reserves you can spot numerous varieties of hummingbirds, toucans, macaws, parrots, motmots and more. Within the tropical greenery surrounding the hotel, over 30 varieties of birds have been identified.

The multi-colored Elegant Trogon lives only in Guanacaste. And in nearby Monteverde, it's possible to spot the region's prize attraction, the Resplendent Quetzel.

Guaitil:
Less than an hour from Playas del Coco you can find a unique village of artisans where every home is also the shop where family members follow the traditions of their ancestors making and baking beautiful clay pottery in their outside ovens. Every family has its own distinct style, each a little different from their neighbors. The economy of this tiny village is based on their cooperative system of producing and marketing their craft. You will be able to watch them at work and select from their displays; your one-of-a-kind piece of art.