Directly overlooking the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Samara is known among its visitors and locals as the “Black Hole of Happiness.” It has a crescent-shaped coastline of soft gray sand surrounded by tall palm trees, as well as natural wildlife reserves inhabited by crocodiles, herons and sites Turtle nesting and seabird shelters, and its beaches are rich with coral reefs that attract diverse fish to the closest point to the shore, making it the focus of attention of many divers and tourists.