Costa Rica - Montezuma

Mal Pais is a small hamlet, located on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, which juts out into the ocean on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. To the south Malpais borders the Cabo Blanco National Park, while to the north the community stretches for about 4 km until Playa Carmen. Here the sprawling surf town of Santa Teresa begins.

Mal Pais translates to “Bad Land” in English, and there are various theories about the origin of that name. Perhaps it earned this moniker due to its rocky coastline or maybe the name stems from the landslides that aren’t uncommon on its steep, jungle-covered hills.Baca lagi