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Papagayo

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

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

I got to see The Band Of Frequencies in a tiny restaurant called Papagayo, in Leucadia, California.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tide in the Pacific in the Gulf of Papagayo rises about 11 feet, decreasing in its rise towards the north, and increasing its rise towards the south.

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

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