Punta Islita is a resort town in the
Nandayure Canton
Nandayure is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Carmona district.
History
Nandayure was created on 9 October 1961 by decree 2826.
On September 5, 2012, Nandayure was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, d ...
,
Guanacaste 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 American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
. The
Punta Islita Airport
Islita Airport is an airport that serves the communities of Punta Islita in the Nandayure Canton of Costa Rica. The airport is at the village of Corozalito, east of Punta Islita. It is the main access to a series of secluded beaches in southern ...
is located in the nearby town of
Corozalito
Corozalito is a settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village located in Belize District
Belize District is a district of the nation of Belize. Its capital is Belize City.
Geography
Most of the Belize District is in ...
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Punta Islita is home to the Hotel Punta Islita. The hotel was designed by Ronald Zürcher, built in 1994. There is also a music school in the community.
The village has houses and murals with naive paintings and mosaics. There is a souvenir shop in Punta Islita featuring locally produced artwork. The town is framed by cliffs, creating a halfmoon bay.]
References
Populated places in Guanacaste Province
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