Bagaces Town Square & San Caralampio Church
Park · Guanacaste
The renovated central park of Bagaces (Parque Medardo Guido) facing the parish church of San Caralampio, with a few old adobe houses and the town's Casa de la Cultura nearby — a quiet stop between Liberia and Cañas.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 30 min
- Best time
- late afternoon
- Kids
- 7 / 10
- View
- 4 / 10
- Crowds
- 3 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 1 / 10
- Location
- 10.52619, -85.2549 — Google Maps
- Ratings
- 4.3 on Google (12)
Before you go
- Entry
- Free
- Tickets
- Free entry, no ticket
- Parking
- On the street
- Kids
- Good for kids
- Checked
- 2026-10
Tip
Stop on the way to Llanos de Cortés or Miravalles for a cold drink and shade under the park trees.
Be careful
Midday heat is intense in the dry season — bring water and a hat.
Places nearby
- Soda La FuenteSodas & Local FoodRoomy soda on the main street of Bagaces with a lunch buffet of rice, beans, chicken and fried vegetables; a good local stop on the road to Rincón de la Vieja or Cañas.
- Río Perdido (thermal river, canyon adventures)Tours & AdventureAn adventure hotel (SLH) around a hot thermal river in a white-walled canyon near Miravalles, with canyon ziplining, tubing, bike trails and a spa.
- Ponderosa Adventure ParkTours & AdventureRoadside adventure park near Liberia where you ride through a savanna with African animals, zip over the canopy and tube a river.
- Las Pumas Rescue Center and SanctuaryParks & Wildlife · from $17Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center on the Pan-American Highway near Cañas, with wildcats, monkeys, birds and sloths.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/80537349 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/80537349 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/293218099 · https://www.visitcostarica.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/GUIA%20BAGACES.pdf