Guaitil is a village in Diriá District, Santa Cruz Canton, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. It lies along the old route between Santa Cruz and Nicoya.Salguero, Miguel (2007) Caminos y veredas de Costa Rica: Pueblos y geografías EUNED, Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia, San José, Costa Rica, page 241, The town is famous for its pottery in the pre-Columbian Chorotega style.Firestone, Matthew D.; Miranda, Carolina A. and Soriano, César G. (2010) Costa Rica (9th edition) Lonely Planet, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, page 276, Potters using local clays and the same tools and techniques of their indigenous ancestors produce ceramics for local use and the tourist trade in reds, creams and blacks.
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External links "Guaitil Map – Satellite Images of Guaitil" Maplandia Discovery Travel World, photographs for Guaitil pottery