Manuel Antonio National Park, laying on the pacific coast 7 kilometers south of the town of Quepos, was created in 1972 and is one of Costa Rica's most spectacular attractions.
Manuel Antonio National Park is the country's smallest national park at just over 683 hectares, but it is also one of it's most amazing. Home to one of the last sizable populations of the endangered Squirrel Monkey in the region, White Faced and Howler monkeys are also common in the park.
Cathedral Point with it's forest topped cliffs is connected to the mainland by a thin land bridge that separates the parks two most popular beaches, Playa Espadilla Sur and Playa Manuel Antonio.
Playa Manuel Antonio is one of the most beautiful beaches in Costa Rica and has been rated one of the top ten in the world. The beach is a half mile long, perfect white sand crescent bordered by deep green mangroves and palms. The park abounds with wildlife and in a days visit it is possible to see iguanas, monkeys, sloths agoutis, peccaries armadillos, pisotes, coatimundis and raccoons. The Manuel Antonio area offers fantastic recreational opportunities... You'll find a huge variety of things to do - walking the Park's easy trails, whitewater rafting, ocean cruising, horseback riding, fishing, sea kayaking, to name but a few.
