Puntarenas: facts

At a glance

• Country: Costa Rica
• Region: Puntarenas Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 35,650
• Coordinates: 9.9769° N, 84.8379° W
• Time zone: America/Costa_Rica (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Colon (CRC)
• Distance to the capital, San Jose: 83 km (51 mi), straight line

Getting there

• La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON): 62 km (38 mi), straight line
• Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO): 69 km (43 mi), straight line
• Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ): 76 km (48 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chacarita: 6.5 km (4.0 mi)
• Esparza: 19 km (12 mi)
• Barrio Jesus: 46 km (28 mi)
• Jaco: 46 km (29 mi)
• Zapotal: 51 km (31 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: San Jose, 83 km (51 mi)