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 A Little About Golfito. 

Just forty-five minutes by car from the Panama border, the area around Southern Costa Rica is often referred to as the last frontier. A secluded region of the country, Golfito is where one can experience an alternative Costa Rica compared to the hustle and bustle of more popular touristy destinations.

 

Only a short, fifty-minute plane ride from San Jose, the largest town in Costa Rica’s southern area is Golfito. The port town was founded in the late 1930s by the United Fruit Company. Within a short time it was built into a prosperous trade center. Golfito was the most important port in southern Costa Rica, until the United Fruit Company moved it's headquarters out in 1985.

 

If you're a fishing enthusiast, look no further. Golfito offers everything from light tackle and fly fishing to offshore marlin, tuna and sail. 

 

Though basic, Golfito provides it's residents with plenty of amenities. Three grocery stores, three pharmacies, several hardware stores, post office, dentists, hospital, veterinarian, airport and many restaurants and bars. 

Surrounded by the Piedras Blancas National Park  to the north and the Pacific Ocean and the Osa Peninsula on the west, Golfito finds itself home to flora and wildlife. Moneys and macaws, whales, dolphins and turtles are some of the many animals you can see while visiting our area. 

 

Come and Exp[lore! What are you waiting for?

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