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Introducing Santa Cruz
A stop in Santa Cruz, a sabanero town typical of inland Nicoya, provides some of the local flavor missing from foreign-dominated beach towns. Unfortunately, since there are no real sights in town to hold your attention, most travelers’ experience in Santa Cruz consists of changing buses and buying a mango or two. It doesn’t help much either that Santa Cruz (with Liberia a close second) holds the dubious title of being the hottest city in Costa Rica (we’re talking temperature, not sex appeal). However, the town is an important administrative center in the region, and serves as a good base for visiting Guaitil.
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About three city blocks in the center of Santa Cruz burned to the ground in a devastating fire in 1993. An important landmark in town is a vacant lot known as the Plaza de Los Mangos, which was once a large grassy square with three mango trees. However, soon after the fire the attractive and shady Parque Bernabela Ramos was opened up 400m south of Plaza de Los Mangos.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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