Costa Rica – Jaco Beach

Jaco Beach on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast.

Jaco Beach, Costa Rica – April 2016

Pura vida! In April 2016 I made it to Jaco Beach, Costa Rica.

Jaco is a beautiful surfing beach on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Here are a few photos from my visit.

Rooftop terrace with wooden benches and chairs looking out over the green hills of Costa Rica
A rooftop terrace with wooden benches and a view out over the hills.
Cliffside view looking down on a rocky bay with waves breaking along the shore at Jaco Beach, Costa Rica
Looking down from the cliffs onto the rocky bay, with the waves breaking along the shore.
Sandy beach at Jaco, Costa Rica, lined with palm trees and red-and-white umbrellas by the water
Down on the sand at Jaco Beach, with palm trees and red-and-white umbrellas by the water.
Palm trees casting shadows on the sand, with a white tent and red-and-white umbrellas on Jaco Beach, Costa Rica
Palm tree shade on the sand, with a white tent and more umbrellas down by the water.
Surf shop roll-up door in Jaco, Costa Rica, painted with a rainbow mural under a "When it swells ride it!" sign
A surf shop in town with a rainbow mural on the roll-up door. The sign says it all: “When it swells ride it!”
Sunset from an arched lookout above Jaco Beach, Costa Rica, with people silhouetted along the railing
Sunset from an arched lookout above the beach, with people lined up along the railing.
People silhouetted under the arches of a lookout over the bay at sunset in Jaco, Costa Rica
Another one from under the arches as the sun goes down over the bay.
The sun setting over the bay at Jaco, Costa Rica, seen from a hillside lookout above the palm trees
The sun setting over the bay at Jaco. What a way to end the day!

That’s it for Jaco Beach… on to the next stop!