Tamarindo beach at the Diria Resort

Yesterday I showed the ocean and beach in the middle of Tamarindo beach where the Diria Resort is located, from the ocean. Today I decided to show a view up the beach of the the same area in the middle of Tamarindo beach. The resort is behind the palm trees and the low white wall on the left of this photo.

As I have mentioned before, all beaches in Costa Rica are public. The Diria Resort puts these chairs and beach umbrellas out each day for hotel guests, but others are free to swim, walk along the beach and set up their own blankets and beach chairs in the same area. I have never seen the beach too crowded, even during the Christmas - New Year's holiday season when the town is always full.

We stayed at the Diria Resort during the New Year's holiday week during 2005 and liked it so much we bought a condo on the grounds of the resort and later bought a second condo on Langosta Beach.