Located near Jaco, Playa Hermosa is a world renowned venue for numerous international, regional and national surfing tournaments...

8 km south of Jaco, Playa Hermosa is world renowned as the host of numerous international, regional and national surfing tournaments. Surfing events aside, Playa Hermosa is much more low-key than Jaco and attracts surfers from Jaco looking for a quiet diversion. Those who base themselves on Playa Hermosa have an adequate range of food and lodging facilities to choose from, including a number of hotels with surf-in-surf-out locations, and an attractive range of upscale vacation rentals in the gated communities nearby, such as the Hermosa Palms.