Espadilla South Beach — Attraction in Quepos

Playa Espadillo is a beautiful beach. It stretches a very long distance so you can get a good walk from one end to the other. The ocean has a gorgeous jungle back drop and the water is a perfect temperature. You can rent all types of water sports equipment and do different water activities from this beach. Remember, this part of Costa Rica is one of the most popular. The south end of the beach has the most people and is a destination for folks from all over the world, including people from all over Costa Rica, and is the entrance to Manuel Antonia Park. Parking is an issue all around Manuel Antonio beach in that hustlers run all the parking areas and demand money in order to park. We give them 2,000 colones, which is less than $4 dollars, regardless of what they ask for. Let them get angry, it's okay! You'll find the parking hustlers in Quepos and Manuel Antonio, but I haven't seen them anywhere else in Costa Rica. My advice, give them the parking fee, which helps support them and go and enjoy the beautiful beach, the warm water, and the tropical...

You can have this dream beach to yourself if you go at the right time. Well, the capuchin monkeys and iguanas will keep you company. There are so many! The Pacific was a perfect temperature here, and lots of natural shade with the rainforest lining the beach. Be careful, as the extremely poisonous tree the Manchineel is here. The fruit looks like an apple, and all parts of the tree are harmful to us. Do not stand under it when raining either! This beach is part of Manuel Antonio nature reserve and you will get asked to leave by the rangers at 4pm. Its quite a long walk from the main Espadilla beach but...

An undeniably beautiful beach, but the Manchineel tree that lines the beaches, dubbed “the world’s most deadly tree,” have inadequate warning signs on them. No doubt park staff don’t want to scare visitors, but simply sitting under one of these during rain, leaning against the trunk, or touching the leaves can cause your skin to blister severely. We got lucky, but no doubt many unsuspecting tourist fall prey. There is a small warning sign, but it is easily missed and not...