- Nuevo Arenal
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Nuevo Arenal — Town and district — Location in Costa Rica Coordinates: 10°33′N 84°54′W / 10.55°N 84.9°WCoordinates: 10°33′N 84°54′W / 10.55°N 84.9°W Country Costa Rica Province Guanacaste Province Canton Tilaran Population – Total 2,200 Time zone UTC -6 (UTC-6) Nuevo Arenal is a town and district in Tilarán Canton in the Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. It is located on the north-west shore of Lake Arenal. The town was built on the former village which was inundated in 1973 with the formation of the artificial Lake Arenal.
It is connected by road to Tejona and Tilarán along Route 142.[1] Several miles south-east are the Arenal Botanical Gardens.
Hotel Los Héroes is one of the main hotels. The town has notable German and Italian restaurants and the only fuel station in the area.
References
- ^ Baker, C.P. (2005). Costa Rica. Dorling Kindersley Eye Witness Travel Guides. pp. 152.
External links
Categories:- Costa Rica geography stubs
- Populated places in Costa Rica
- Lake Arenal
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