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has a branch campus in
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The controversial approval of permits for construction of a new big marina in
Golfito was an unsuccessful process that lasted over nine years. Environmentalists and local residents opposed the project. Among the issues were the lack of a scientific study to determine the environmental impact of
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The town offers small marinas, yachting and boating services, sport fishing, and a destination for cruise ships. Much of the tourism in the
Golfito area focuses on the sport fishing industry. Many of the lodges and hotels have their own sport fishing boats and captains. Yachting, boating, water
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In the mid-20th century, Golfito was a major banana growing region (also resulting in it being a major port of southern Costa Rica), but a combination of worker unrest, declining foreign markets, rising export taxes and banana disease led to the closing of the United Fruit
Company in 1985.
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plantations have replaced the old banana plantations and, due to their success, more and more land is devoted to growing this palm. A small flow of tourists began to arrive in the mid-1990s, and by mid-2006 sport fishing had become the most important tourist attraction.
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There's a lot of things you can do in
Golfito such as Dolphin and whale watching boat tours, horseback riding, hiking tours to the Golfito Wildlife Refuge or the Piedras Blancas National Park and it's also a famous spot for bird watching tours and sportfishing.
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The town lies on a narrow strip of land between the eponymous bay and a hill and consists of two parts, the town proper and shopping area to the south, and a residential area near the port.
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Another view of
Golfito bay from the road between the southern and middle sections of town, with the same peninsula as in the above photograph in the center
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A view of
Golfito bay from the hill behind Golfito town, with Playa Cacao to the right and the Golfo Dulce in the background (beyond the peninsula)
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surround the coastal lowlands around the town. The region receives an average of 400–500 centimeters (160–200 in) of rainfall annually.
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sports and beach activities are also possible. The beaches south of
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District in Golfito canton, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
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19:For the Costa Rican wildlife refuge, see
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124:8.652603°N 83.1733158°W
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305:United Fruit Company
218: • Density
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1149:Bahía Drake
538:Agriculture
479:2011 census
324:Golfo Dulce
238:Postal code
127: /
25:TSS Golfito
1373:Categories
1340:Monteverde
1332:Monteverde
1276:Corredores
1106:San Isidro
1010:San Rafael
932:Manzanillo
907:Puntarenas
899:Puntarenas
635:References
274:Costa Rica
270:Puntarenas
205:Population
166:Puntarenas
154:Costa Rica
115:83°10′24″W
1289:La Cuesta
1238:Limoncito
1233:Aguabuena
1215:Coto Brus
1177:Naranjito
1068:Chánguena
977:Arancibia
957:Chacarita
842:7 January
821:7 January
616:Education
558:duty free
528:airstrip.
296:Geography
232:UTC−06:00
227:Time zone
197:Elevation
112:8°39′09″N
1322:Tárcoles
1309:Garabito
1284:Corredor
1228:Sabalito
1223:San Vito
1200:Guaycará
1101:La Unión
1073:Briolley
1005:Macacona
972:El Roble
967:Acapulco
942:Barranca
937:Guacimal
912:Pitahaya
545:Palm oil
460:Source:
284:Toponymy
262:district
161:Province
45:District
1266:Parrita
1258:Parrita
1243:Pittier
1195:Golfito
1187:Golfito
1172:Savegre
1096:Miramar
1063:Colinas
1020:Caldera
987:Esparza
927:Paquera
922:Lepanto
570:Tourism
533:Economy
520:Airport
477:At the
366:±% p.a.
266:Golfito
258:Golfito
178:Golfito
141:Country
90:Golfito
37:Golfito
1299:Laurel
1294:Canoas
1167:Quepos
1159:Quepos
1134:Sierpe
1129:Palmar
1078:Brunka
1053:Boruca
1043:Volcán
952:Cóbano
917:Chomes
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422:+0.85%
419:14,937
411:−2.71%
408:13,611
400:+8.70%
397:17,923
389:+7.32%
356:Census
278:Panama
213:11,284
173:Canton
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1205:Pavón
1058:Pilas
962:Chira
703:(PDF)
599:Tours
386:6,062
375:1,195
260:is a
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707:ISBN
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449:2022
438:2011
427:2000
416:1984
405:1973
394:1963
383:1950
372:1927
361:Pop.
290:gulf
184:Area
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