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Located in beautiful Costa Rica, Puntarenas, or "Sandy Point", is a long narrow sand spit that is an extension of the Nicoya Peninsula and juts out into the Gulf of Nicoya, only two blocks wide at its narrowest point.
Puntarenas is one of the most important tourist regions in Costa Rica. Its coasts are embellished by abundant islands, coves, beaches, and very beautiful natural treasures that make it a tourist destination per excellence. Other major industries are fishing (especially for shark and tuna) and fish processing. Being the country's most important fishing port, Puntarenas is the perfect place to enjoy fresh seafood.
Puntarenas F.C.
Puntarenas F.C. S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. The team plays its home games in the Estadio "Lito" Pérez in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
The club was founded in 2004, and is basically a spin-off of the Municipal Puntarenas which until 2002 had spent 23 seasons in the first division and won their first division in the 1985/86 season. During the 2005-2006 season Puntarenas F.C. won a subchampionship and the UNCAF championship after defeating Olimpia of Honduras.
Puntarenas' next challenge is the 2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Their first match of the cup is against the Houston Dynamo at the Miguel "Lito" Perez Stadium in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on Wednesday, February 21, at 1:30 p.m. CT. While the second-leg is set at the Aggie Soccer Complex in College Station, Texas on Thursday, March 1, at 8:00 p.m. CT.
