Dominical is a beach-front town in
Bahía Ballena
Bahía Ballena is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ameri ...
District, of the
Osa canton in the
province
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of
Puntarenas
Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas (canton), Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntar ...
in
Costa Rica
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, approximately 45 km south of
Quepos
Quepos () is a districts of Costa Rica, district of the canton of Quepos (canton), Quepos, in the province of Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Toponymy
The town is named for the native Quepo Indians who inhabited the place in the colo ...
. It is well known for large, year-round waves and is popular among
surfers in Costa Rica.
[Surfing and access described at crsurf.com]
Accessed 11 January 2017 The town began as a small fishing village but has since grown into a
tourist attraction
A tourist attraction is a place of interest that tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.
Types
Places of natural b ...
, most notably for surfers.
Accessible from the capital
San José, it can be reached via
San Isidro de El General
San Isidro de El General () is the first district of the canton of Pérez Zeledón, in the southern part of the province of San José in Costa Rica, as well as the name of said district's main city.
San Isidro de El General is the most populous ...
through
Route 243 to the east or down the coast from Quepos through
Route 34
The following highways are numbered 34: for a list of roads numbered N34 : see list of N34 roads.
International
* AH34, Asian Highway 34
* European route E34
Australia
* Cox Peninsula Road (Northern Territory)
* (Sydney)
* Maroondah Highway (Vi ...
(). Although similar in distance, the trip down the coast is much faster due to the winding nature of the inland route.
[ The area between Quepos and Dominical is dotted with ]African oil palm
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plantations producing palm oil
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 33% of global oils produced from ...
.
References
External links
*
Populated places in Puntarenas Province
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