| Cabuya - The village of Cabuya is
situated at the southeastern tip of the Nicoya peninsula.
This peninsula juts south from the northwestern corner of Costa
Rica and, at over 100 km in length; it is by far the largest in the
country.
 The
southern part of the Peninsula belongs to the province of Puntarenas
and is boarded by the gulf of Nicoya and the Pacific Ocean. It can
be reached by road from the northern province of Guanacaste, but the
easiest way from the Costa Rican mainland is to cross the gulf of
Nicoya by ferry from Puntarenas. The peninsula can also be reached
by plane from San Jose and Liberia. The flights take about 30
minutes from San José or Liberia to Tambor.
Sand and sea are the names of the game in sunny Nicoya, a
mountainous peninsula with its spreading trees, rolling cattle
ranches, memorable bays and white sand beaches, unique in the
nation. You will enjoy a six-month dry season (December through
May), unique sunrises, sunsets and laid-back lifestyle where you can
ease into a hammock and enjoy watching howler monkeys in lush
treetops that overhang the surf.
In the last ten years, the southern part of the Peninsula has
seen a great development “boom”. There are already diverse tourist
accommodations, condominiums, luxury villas, commercial centers,
private schools, banks, construction companies, attorneys, private
doctors, travel agencies, car-rental companies, and much more.
Cabuya is a tiny village situated a the southern tip of the
peninsula, at 7 km from the Mal Pais, 9 km from
Montezuma and 2 km from the Cabo Blanco reserve.
For a foreign investor, Cabuya offers a mix of tourist
development and convenience by being near to Mal Pais and Montezuma
yet maintaining the tranquility of a typical Costa Rican village.
Here you will enjoy abundant nature, deserted beaches, rivers,
amazing ocean views from the hills, as well as the largest strangler
fig tree in the area. A great place to hike, go horse back riding
and to spot animals such as howler monkeys, iguanas, snakes, a wide
range of birds, pelicans surfing the waves and if you are lucky even
whales.
 Cabuya
is the only village in Costa Rica to have the town cemetery located
on an uninhabited island and it has been a cemetery since
pre-Colombian times. Cabuya Island is connected to the mainland by a
wide stony trail that is completely submerged at high tide.
The swimming is safe along the Cabuya shore at high tide, and there
are some stretches of sandy beach. Low tide exposes dramatic rock
formations and tide pools. About 2 km beyond River Lajas there is a
pleasant sandy bay, Los Almendros, which is popular with surfers,
and about 1 km further on at Los Cedros there is another sandy beach
and river ideal for swimming.
The rivers of Cabuya are unique in this area for the abundance of
water all year round even in the peak of the dry season. Those
rivers have refreshing swimming holes and natural Jacuzzis to cool
you down on the hottest days.
The Cabo Blanco reserve is strung like a pearl off the southern tip.
The reserve was established in 1963 by Swedish immigrants Karen
Moregensen and Nils Olaf Wessberg, and is Costa Rica’s oldest
protect wildlife region. Originally, Cabo Blanco allowed no access
to public. Today, however, approximately one third of the reserve is
open to the public.
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