Puntarenas is the biggest county in Costa and it is communicated with the rest of the country by very good roads, and it has a ferry that crosses the Gulf of Nicoya. It is to 115 Km. of the capital.

In general, the county is characterized to have a warm and humid climate, of the humid tropical type, with maximum temperatures that are about the 34°C, and minimum that rarely lower of 20°C.

Their geography is irregular, having marshy areas (Humped), islands (Chira, Deer, etc.), swamps and peninsulas (it Dares). The vegetation of the county corresponds to this climatic area, and it is characterized by palms, African palm and other trees characteristic of the hot areas.

The ever popular Manuel Antonio National Park is one of the most beautiful in the country, and a south Pacific paradise. The dense rich green jungle of Corcovado National Park stands as an unspoiled showcase of tropical nature. The private Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is one of the richest in the world. Straddling the Continental Divide, this is the only known home of the very rare golden toad. Carara Biological Reserve protects a transitional zone and harbors an incredible variety of wildlife including the largest population in the country of the endangered scarlet macaw

In the center of Puntarenas he can find all kinds of business: hotels, bars, heladerías, discos and others. In this county she is the jetty tourist place of arrival of many international cruises.