Manuel Antonio National Park

From Wiki Costa Rica

Manuel Antonio is a popular National Park, located 7 km southeast of the town of Quepos, in the central pacific coast. Although it is the smallest National Park in the country, it is the second most visited one, with 215.000 visitors each year. It is named after a spanish conqueror, and opened in 1972.

It has an area of 690 Ha and can be described as a row of white sand beaches and high cliffs, with a blue and calm sea surrounding them. The annual average temperature is 27ºC (80ºF)

The main attraction of the park are the beaches Espadilla Sur and Manuel Antonio. Both have white sand, few waves, and are surrounded by a dense evergreen forest with a rich wildlife. Manuel Antonio beach has white sand, calm water and a small coral reef. It is a good place to snorkel.

Contents 1 Visitor Services 2 Wildlife 3 Tips 4 Cost and working hours 5 Gallery of Photos 6 Videos 7 Details 7.1 Manuel Antonio National Park in Google Maps

Visitor Services

Information is available at the entrance of the park. The beaches Espadilla Sur and Manuel Antonio have camping areas, tables, showers, drinkable water, trash cans, and restrooms. There is an exhibition room next to the administration office, and trails leading to lookout points.

Wildlife

A total of 109 mammal species inhabit the park. The most common are: foxes, white-faced monkeys, squirrel monkey, armadillos, raccoons and sloths. It is relatively easy to spot monkeys, and it is illegal to feed them, since it disturbs their natural behaviour. There are 184 species of birds.

Tips

Since the park has a cap of 600 visitors on weekdays and 800 visitors on weekends and holidays, it's best to arrive early. So plan your trip, since trails and beaches will get crowded. Also, monkeys have a bad habit to stealing the tourists food, even from their backpacks while hiking, so never feed any animals, and guard your belongings from them. The park is closed on Mondays.

Cost and working hours

	Cost: Adults $7
	Open hours: 8.00 - 16:00. Closed of Mondays.

Gallery of Photos

Videos

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Details

Manuel Antonio National Park
Region	Puntarenas
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Address	The park is located 7km southeast of Quepos. Bus and airplane service is available San José-Quepos
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Manuel Antonio National Park in Google Maps
Latitude and longitud for GPS: 9.3826772, -84.1583633 To use Google Earth, cut and paste the coordinates into the search bar. You can also open this location with Maps.Google.com