Playa Negra, Costa Rica
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Playa Negra is a beach in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. It is south of Tamarindo, San José de Pinilla, Avellanas and north of Marbella, Lagarto, Venado, and Junquillal. Los Pargos, meaning "the snapper", is the name of the town where Playa Negra is located. It is accessed from Santa Cruz through 27 de Abril and then Paraiso.
Los Pargos the town closest to Playa Negra offers several restaurants, from the now famous Peruvian food at Cafe Playa Negra, French cuisine at Villa DeVeena, Mexican food at Jalapeño Taco Grill, a pizza parlour known as La Vida Buena, organic food from Cafe La Ventana, a coffee/breakfast/lunch shop called Cafe Corazón, and a beachfront restaurant at the Hotel Playa Negra among others. There is an art gallery called Johnny Manana's Surf Art Gallery & Studio next door to Cafe La Ventana. There are also a few private homes in the commercial centre of the town as well as the many homes dotted on the beaches and in residential communities. There is a mini market right across from the street from the Cafe Playa Negra with very basic amenities,[original research?] and one at the entrance of the town called Las Tecas and now a third in near the soccer field. There is also a private skate park called El Mutante, an attorney's office and real estate office. There are several small shops, shops for surfing-related souvenirs, surf camp, surf rentals, ding repair shop, yoga centres, a Pentecostal church, Jiu Jitsu centre, and various cabinas and hotels.
Los Pargos has developed to be a growing town with many outdoors activities that include two adventure tours shops, one at each end of town.
The infrastructure in Los Pargos has changed considerably over the last years. Culverts were added to all the creek beds. Bridges have been built over the rivers. There were 7 metres of rock base added to the road in 2010. The previous ensure that the area roads stay passable through most of the year. Los Pargos also has internet serviced by a Fiber-optic network with the potential for download speeds of up to 200 Mbit/s. There is telephone and some 3G cellular signal from ICE/Kolbi and MoviStar. The entire town is serviced by electricity. Water comes from individual artesian wells on each property. However, a public water system was installed and services nearly all the homes and businesses.