Parque Marino del Pacífico
Parks & Wildlife · Nicoya Peninsula · Aquarium
Aquarium park in Puntarenas' old railway station, about three hectares of tanks with sea turtles, tropical fish, rays, crocodiles and large sharks, plus a small pool and play area for children - an easy family stop at the east end of the seafront.
Before you go
- Entry
- ₡2,900 for residents · 4-11 reduced, under 4 free
- Tickets
- Pay at the entrance
- Parking
- On the street
- Kids
- Good for kids
- Checked
- 2026-10
Contact & directions
- Location: 9.97712, -84.8269 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Parque Marino del PacificoParkA public park near Puntarenas, Puntarenas province.
- Puntarenas Municipal Market & old fishing mooringsLocal shop · FreeThe market hall on the calm estuary side of town, with the old port right behind it, where small traditional fishing boats still tie up.
- Puntarenas History Museum & Casa de la Cultura (old barracks)Landmark · hidden gemThe port's old barracks - a sand-coloured building with crenellated walls - now hold the city's history museum: art exhibitions, displays on the first Indigenous settlements, the story of the port and the gulf's wildlife.
- Puntarenas Cathedral (Sagrado Corazón de Jesús)Landmark · FreeA stone-and-brick church built in 1902 in the middle of the port, unusual for the hot coast with its rough stone walls and square bell tower.
- Paseo de los Turistas (Puntarenas seafront)Park · FreePuntarenas' seafront promenade runs about 3 km along the gulf side of the sand spit: tall palms, seafood restaurants, souvenir stalls and the kiosks where the churchill was born - shaved ice with kola syrup, condensed and powdered milk, topped with ice cream.
- Puntarenas Estuary & MangrovesNature spot · hidden gemBehind the town, on the calm side of the sand spit, a protected mangrove estuary stretches for miles along the coast.