Introduction to Playas Flamingo, Potrero, Brasilito and Conchalby FROMMER'SNovember 20, 2006 These beaches were among the first in Costa Rica to attract international attention and are the heart of Guanacaste's "Gold Coast." Still, with attention and development shifting toward the Papagayo Gulf a little farther north, along with the amazing boom in Tamarindo to the south, this has become a great place to find desolate stretches of beautiful beach and isolated hotels in a wide range of price categories. (read article)