Flamingo, White sand beach in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Flamingo is a beach on the Pacific coast of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, about 190 km west of San José. It lies in a bay whose shoreline curves in a crescent, with white sand and rock outcrops along the edge. The bay opens onto the Pacific and gives access to the water from the shore.

Flamingo began as a small fishing village on the bay. In the 1980s a large marina was built along the coast, turning the settlement into a tourism destination while fishing remained part of local life.

Fishing remains woven into daily life here, with boats departing each morning and catches ending up in nearby restaurants that serve local specialties. This rhythm connects the community to the ocean and shapes how people experience the waterfront.

Flamingo sits about 190 km west of San José in Guanacaste Province, reached by road via Santa Cruz and Huacas. The bay opens to the Pacific, so the water is calmest in the dry months from December to April, when the savanna climate brings little rain. Boat operators work from the shore for diving and fishing trips.

Playa Flamingo sits about 190 km west of San José, in Guanacaste Province, where the climate is savanna-type: April averages around 30 °C, November around 22 °C, and September brings the heaviest rain, about 480 mm. The bay opens onto the Pacific, so the water stays relatively sheltered compared with exposed stretches of coast nearby.