Nuevo Arenal is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

located in the Arenal district of

Tilarán Canton Tilarán is a small town and a district in Guanacaste Province in Costa Rica. It is the seat of the Tilarán Canton located in the hills overlooking the west shore of Lake Arenal. It is connected by road to El Silencio, and by the 142 road down ...

in the

Guanacaste Province Guanacaste () is a province of Costa Rica located in the northwestern region of the country, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Alajuela Province to the east, and Puntarenas Province to the southeast. I ...

, Costa Rica. It is located on the north shore of

Lake Arenal Lake Arenal ( es, Lago Arenal) is a lake which is situated in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. It is currently the largest lake in Costa Rica at . Its depth varies between 30 and 60 meters (100–200 feet) seasonally. The town of Are ...

. The former village of Arenal near the La Fortuna area was inundated in 1978 with the formation of the artificial

. Nuevo Arenal was a government project to relocate the displaced people. Nuevo Arenal is located about a one-hour drive northwest from the original village along a beautiful paved lakeside road that goes from La Fortuna to Tilarán. It is connected by road to

Tejona Tejona is a village in the Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. It is located on Lake Arenal and has a hydroelectric power station. Hotel Tilawa and skateboarding park as well as the Tilawa Viento Surf Center and Arenal Botanical Gardens are locate ...

and Tilarán along Route 142. Hotel Los Héroes is one of the main hotels about 10 km east of Nuevo Arenal. There are several Bed and Breakfasts within the area, the most notable being Chalet Nicholas, Casa Gisela and Villa Decary. The town has notable German, Costa Rican, and Italian restaurants, a pizza place called Moya's. There is an organic food source called La Farmacia Orgánica on Route 734 adjacent to the gymnasium and the only gas station in the area. There is a pharmacy, two hardware stores, and several grocery stores of different sizes in the town.

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Lake Arenal Populated places in Guanacaste Province {{CostaRica-geo-stub