Gulf of Nicoya

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The Gulf of Nicoya ({{langx|es|Golfo de Nicoya}}) is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. It separates the Nicoya Peninsula from the mainland of Costa Rica, and encompasses a marine and coastal landscape of wetlands, rocky islands and cliffs.

The first Spanish landing in Nicaragua took place here in 1519.{{cite book|last=Stanislawski|first=Dan|year=1983|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0kjW1E6ljU4C|title=The Transformation of Nicaragua 1519–1548|series=Ibero-Americana|volume=54|location=Berkeley; Los Angeles|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=0-520-09680-0}}