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Papagayo

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[pah-puh-gahy-oh, pah-pah-gah-yaw] / ˌpɑ pəˈgaɪ oʊ, ˌpɑ pɑˈgɑ jɔ /

noun

  1. Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, on the NW coast of Costa Rica. 15 miles (25 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.

  2. a violent northerly wind occurring along the W coast of Central America, especially on the Gulf of Papagayo.


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Mr Slater, had been to the NRG music festival with friends at the Papagayo nightclub in the resort of Playa de las Americas, on 16 June last year.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2025

Tropical wonderland: Costa Rica Sloths outnumber guests at Kasiiya, composed of just nine canvas-style tents on 123 tropical acres of Costa Rica’s Papagayo Peninsula.

From Seattle Times May 5, 2022

The Occidental Grand Papagayo is an all-inclusive resort, but the women did not feel they could indulge in the buffets.

From New York Times May 2, 2018

Many Options: From ski resorts to tropical homes, membership properties are increasingly attractive, including this location in Papagayo, Costa Rica.

From Time Magazine Archive

The river Partido flows from the S. E. through a course of fully 60 miles, and enters the Pacific at the bottom of the Gulf of Papagayo.

From A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World by James MacQueen

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