Tambor is a town in

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 ...

Geography

Tambor is located in the portion of the

Nicoya Peninsula The Nicoya Peninsula () is a peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is divided into two provinces: Guanacaste Province in the north, and the Puntarenas Province in the south. It is located at . It varies from 19 to wide and is approxi ...

that is located in the Province of Puntarenas. Within that province it is located in the cantón of the same name in the district of Cóbano. Tambor is located on the Panica River, which flows from Bahia Ballena.

History

The town started out as a small fishing village but now tourism has greatly superseded that as the primary economic activity.

Tourism

Resorts

Due to the beauty of

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, Tambor has an abundance of resorts and villages nearby it. Some of these are * Barcelo Tambor * Los Delphines Gated Community * Tambor Tropical Beach Resort * El Arbol De Dios * Bahia Tambor https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tambor+Beach,+Puntarenas+Province,+Costa+Rica/@9.7078153,-85.003089,15.34z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8f9f7c816482e83b:0x6436c4902471bda!8m2!3d9.7262692!4d-85.0285428?hl=en

Transport

Tambor Airport Tambor Airport is an airport serving Tambor, Costa Rica. The airport also serves tourist destinations like Mal Pais, Santa Teresa, Montezuma, and the Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve. Tambor airport is the sixth-busiest airport in Costa ...

, a domestic airport with scheduled service to and from San José is located here.

References

Tambor
nicoyapeninsula.com {{coord, 9.7341, N, 85.0116, W, source:wikidata, display=title Populated places in Puntarenas Province