Nicoya, a city on the Nicoya Peninsula of the Guanacaste province,
Costa Rica, is one of the country's most important tourist zones; it serves as
a transport hub to Guanacaste's beaches and national parks. According to the
2000 census, the city's population was 13,334; second in the province only to
Liberia. The city is the district seat of a cantón of the same name, which in 2000 had 20,945 residents
