Waldorf Astoria has officially arrived in Costa Rica with the opening of Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique , a 188-key luxury resort perched above the Pacific along the cliffs of Playa Penca. As the first phase of the emerging Punta Cacique master development, the resort introduces a new level of hospitality to the Guanacaste coastline—just 25 minutes from Liberia’s international airport. Image: Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Designed by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos, the res