Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Puntarenas

American  
[poon-tah-re-nahs] / ˌpun tɑˈrɛ nɑs /

noun

  1. a seaport in W Costa Rica.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals Service said in a statement.

From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2022

Marshals Service said that the suspect, Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, had been found at a hostel in Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas on Costa Rica’s west coast.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals Service said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2022

"Fourteen tourists and three guides on board three rafts, and a kayaker, were on the Naranjito river in Quepos, Puntarenas when the accident occurred," Alexander Morales of the Red Cross told AFP.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2018

The "Amano" promptly left for Puntarenas, Costa Rica, north of the Canal, which has a harbor big enough to take care of almost all the fleets in the world.

From Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare by Spivak, John L.