Liberia is the capital and largest city of Guanacaste province, Costa Rica, located 215 kilometres (134 mi) northwest of the national capital, San José.
With more than 35,000 inhabitants, Liberia is the regional hub of the Costa Rican northwest. The city center features a modern church, as many Costa Rican towns do, facing a plaza surrounded by locally-owned shops and restaurants. Liberia is also home to an expo that takes place in the month of July, celebrating the annexation of Guanacaste Province on 25 July 1824.
Tourists pass through Liberia en route to Pacific Coast beaches such as Playa del Coco, Playa Hermosa, Playa Tamarindo or the Papagayo Peninsula. An African safari attraction or zoo called "Africa Mia" is 4 kilometers south of town. The Museo de Sabanero is also located in Liberia.
The Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport is six kilometres (four miles) west of the city, following the road to Nicoya. This is the second international airport in the country, after the Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, and serves a variety of cities in the United States and Canada, as well as London.
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park is located just to the northeast of Liberia. Volcanic hot springs, bubbling clay pots, and numerous waterfalls and rivers may be found along the park's many kilometres of hiking trails. Hot springs are also located to the southeast of Liberia along the west slopes of Miravalles volcano.
The Liberia River bears the same name as the town.
| Climate data for Liberia | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 102 (39) |
92 (33) |
97 (36) |
98 (37) |
92 (33) |
91 (33) |
90 (32) |
90 (32) |
90 (32) |
91 (33) |
91 (33) |
89 (32) |
102 (39) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 83 (28) |
84 (29) |
86 (30) |
86 (30) |
84 (29) |
83 (28) |
83 (28) |
83 (28) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
83.3 (28.5) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
65 (18) |
65 (18) |
66 (19) |
66 (19) |
66 (19) |
66 (19) |
65 (18) |
64 (18) |
65 (18) |
65 (18) |
65 (18) |
65.3 (18.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
52 (11) |
54 (12) |
59 (15) |
60 (16) |
56 (13) |
43 (6) |
41 (5) |
60 (16) |
59 (15) |
43 (6) |
51 (11) |
41 (5) |
| Rainfall inches (mm) | 0.31 (8) |
0.39 (10) |
0.35 (9) |
1.77 (45) |
6.69 (170) |
8.11 (206) |
5.55 (141) |
7.56 (192) |
9.41 (239) |
11.42 (290) |
5.39 (137) |
1.73 (44) |
58.7 (1,491) |
| % humidity | 64 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 79 | 83 | 79 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 74.8 |
| Avg. rainy days | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 198 |
| Source: http://www.myweather2.com/City-Town/Costa-Rica/Liberia/climate-profile.aspx?month=1 | |||||||||||||