The town features a mix of local residents as well as foreign backpackers
and eco-tourists who come for the beaches, rivers, and scenic waterfalls that
surround the village. The nearby Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve draws a large
number of visitors to the area. Montezuma has well-known healing arts and yoga
communities and is known by filmmakers and artists from across the world for
the annual Costa Rica International Film Festival in May. Costa Rica
International Film Festival - Montezuma.
The center of Montezuma consists almost
entirely of accommodations, restaurants, and