Tambor, Costa Rica

Tambor
Tambor
Community
	Tambor Tambor
	Coordinates: 9°44′3″N 85°0′42″W / 9.73417°N 85.01167°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Puntarenas
Canton	Puntarenas
District	Cobano
Area
• Total	7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

Tambor is a town in Costa Rica.

Geography[edit]

Tambor is located in the portion of the Nicoya Peninsula that is located in the Province of Puntarenas. Within that province it is located in the cantón of the same name in the district of Cóbano. Tambor is located on the Panica River, which flows from Bahia Ballena.

History[edit]

The town started out as a small fishing village but now tourism has greatly superseded that as the primary economic activity.

Tourism[edit]

Resorts[edit]

Due to the beauty of Bahia Ballena, Tambor has an abundance of resorts and villages nearby it. Some of these are

Barcelo Tambor
Los Delphines Gated Community
Tambor Tropical Beach Resort
El Arbol De Dios
Bahia Tambor

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Transport[edit]

Tambor Airport, a domestic airport with scheduled service to and from San José is located here.

References[edit]

^ "Tambor Beach · Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica".

Tambor; nicoyapeninsula.com

9°44′03″N 85°00′42″W / 9.7341°N 85.0116°W / 9.7341; -85.0116

[1] "Tambor Beach · Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica".

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