Playa Zancudo
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Playa Zancudo | |
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| Coordinates: 08°32′38.59″N 83°08′48.15″W / 8.5440528°N 83.1467083°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas Province |
| Canton | Golfito Canton |
| Population | |
• Total | 450 |
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Playa Zancudo is a village in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica near the Golfo Dulce. It has a population of approximately 450.[2]
It is located 9.5 kilometers south of Golfito.[3] Zancudo is located on a long and narrow peninsula, sometime only 100 yards wide, at the mouth of the Rio Colorado.[3] On one side of the peninsula is Zancudo's beach, protected from the full force of Pacific waves, while the other is home to a mangrove swamp.[3] The whole beach is 6 miles long, with the southern three miles of it having jungle and farmland on the east side and most of the town being located within the northernmost mile.[2] The town of Playa Zancudo contains a school, several churches, a soccer field, some Tico restaurants and bars, three sportfishing areas, and a general store.[2]