Only one in every 4,000 people in the United States will live to the age of 100. On the Nicoya Peninsula, one in every 250 people will earn the prestigious title of a healthy centenarian. Residents of the Nicoya Peninsula elude many forms of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. This is primarily due to their traditional way of life and …
Why Are People Living Such Long Healthy Lives on the Nicoya Peninsula?
Did you know that the Nicoya Peninsula is one of five Blue Zones on the planet? According to National Geographic Fellow and New York Time bestselling author Dan Buetter, who conducted an extensive study on longevity, Blue Zones are places where large numbers of individuals are living healthy and happy lives past the age of one hundred. The five Blue …
Top Two Dive Destinations that are Easily Accessible from Playa Grande
The waters off the coast of the Nicoya Peninsula are teeming with marine life. The rocky reefs that line the coast and surround the offshore islands are magnets for a rainbow-array of tropical fish, sea turtles, stingrays, manta rays, sea turtles, and small sharks. The beauty of diving in the tropical Pacific Ocean is that the conditions and the water …
A Week’s Worth of Beaches to Explore on the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica
White sand, gold sand, black sand, pink sand, no sand…the beaches on the Nicoya Peninsula will take your breath away. Some are easy to access and populated while others are remote and empty. There are beaches that have waves and others that are perfect for a relaxing soak in the sea. Some of these beaches are even preferred by sea …
From North to South: Surf Beaches on the Nicoya Peninsula
The Pacific coast of Costa Rica is blessed with waves all year around. While some months historically receive bigger swells than others, you can almost always find a wave breaking somewhere. The Nicoya Peninsula is lined from north to south with breathtakingly beautiful beaches where waves regularly break. In keeping in line with the unspoken surfer’s code, we can’t tell …
5 Reasons Why You Should Explore the Nicoya Peninsula
Playa Grande sits on the northern bend of the Nicoya Peninsula. The Nicoya Peninsula juts out into the tropical Pacific Ocean on the west side and hugs the Gulf of Nicoya on the easterly side. This picturesque peninsula has some pretty inspiring attributes! The Nicoya Peninsula includes Playa Flamingo, Playa Grande, Tamarindo, Avellenas, Los Pargos, Marbella, Ostional, Nosara, Samara, Santa …