About

Punta Islita
The secluded and pristine town of Islita is located in the Nicoya Peninsula, lying on the Guanacaste Province north pacific coast of Costa Rica. The town, which is a must see attraction by itself, is surrounded by the tropical forest and its peaceful and quite beach.

This non touristy area is home to the Punta Islita Deluxe Resort, where majority of visitors stay and can be booked through Visit Costa Rica Hotels. Being an ideal location for those looking for a romantic hideaway, Islita is a perfect destination for an intimate vacation complemented by a wide variety of activities including wildlife observation, adventure tours such as canopy tours and horseback riding.  Make sure to set time aside to enjoy the beach and be delighted as well with an impressive sunset.

Highlights

Open Air Contemporary Art Museum
The unique town of Punta Islita in Costa Rica is home of the Open Air Contemporary Art Museum, being the first of its kind in Central America.  The museum is sponsored by the Punta Islita Resort as an integral part of its social responsibility model directed to local educational, cultural and economic projects.  The town has become a living art project where the creative talent of renowned vanguard artists is displayed over murals on the buildings, outdoor sculptures and ongoing workshops involving the surrounding villages as well as Islita. 

The Punta Islita hotel has worked with local organizations to develop better schooling, a church, a water system, a day care center, micro-economic training and a new art center.  It has also promoted small enterprises in the local rural villages, including training local artists who work with resources from the area such as driftwood, seeds and shells.