Referenced In

Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton

"Puntarenas    "I think she is quite comfortable now," Dr. Cruz said, lowering the plastic flap of the oxygen tent around Tina as she slept."

Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton

"technicians assumed it was a lab contaminant and did not report it when they called Dr, Cruz, the referring physician in Puntarenas."

Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton

"These lizard bites were sporadically reported in coastal villages from Ismaloya to Puntarenas."

Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton

"Up ahead, they saw the kids in the car, pointing toward the ocean. Offshore, beneath lowering clouds, Grant saw the dark outline of the supply ship making its way back toward Puntarenas."

Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton

"Video images came up on monitors around the room. One showed the bow of the supply ship, and the ocean ahead. In the distance, Tim saw land—buildings along a shore, and a harbor. He recognized the harbor because he had flown over it in the helicopter the day before. It was Puntarenas. The ship seemed to be just minutes from landing."

Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton

"On the video monitors, he could see the boat moving closer to Puntarenas. It was now only about two hundred yards from the dock."