Which region should I choose for players in Puntarenas?

North America for the lowest ping. If your friends are spread across continents, pick the region in the middle of the group; Europe is the next closest to Puntarenas at an estimated 120 ms.

Is the free server available from Costa Rica?

Yes. The free tier is available worldwide and runs on the North America and Europe nodes, subject to capacity. It has 3.5 GB RAM, sleeps after 15 idle minutes and wakes when a player joins. No card is needed.

Can I pay in Costa Rican Colón?

Plans are charged in US dollars. Any Visa, Mastercard or American Express card from Costa Rica works, and your bank converts at its own rate. The Costa Rican Colón prices on this page are estimates to help you compare.

Can my friends on phones and consoles join from Puntarenas?

Yes. Create a Bedrock server, or run a Java server with Geyser so both editions join the same world. Bedrock uses UDP port 19132, which the panel assigns for you.

Does Enzonic have a data centre in Puntarenas?

No. Enzonic runs its own hardware in North America and Europe and rents extra capacity in Europe and Asia. This page is here to tell you honestly which region is closest to Puntarenas and what to expect.

Server locations

Minecraft server hosting in Puntarenas Province

For players in Puntarenas Province, the nearest Enzonic region is North America: about 3,145 km from Puntarenas, an estimated 55 ms. Pick a city below for its own numbers.

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Nearest region and estimated ping

Great-circle distance from Puntarenas Province to each Enzonic region, with a ping estimate. Real latency depends on your ISP's route; test it from the panel before you pick.

Region	Distance	Estimated ping	Runs
North AmericaNearest	3,145 km	~55 ms	Free Minecraft · Free bots and apps · Paid plans
Europe	7,358 km	~120 ms	Free Minecraft · Free bots and apps · Paid plans
Asia	16,810 km	~265 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans

Estimates assume fibre at about 200,000 km/s with routes 1.5 times the straight line, plus a few milliseconds for the last mile. Under 60 ms feels instant in Minecraft; under 120 ms is still comfortable.

Free Minecraft servers run in North America and Europe. From Puntarenas Province the closer of the two is North America, an estimated 55 ms.

Local details for Puntarenas Province

Language: The panel and this site are available in Español; support answers in English and Spanish.
Currency: Plans are priced and charged in US dollars; your bank converts to Costa Rican Colón at its own rate.
Local time: Puntarenas Province is on America/Costa_Rica (UTC-06). Scheduled restarts and backups in the panel use your own time zone.
Payment methods: Visa, Mastercard and American Express from any country, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay in browsers that support them. Checkout runs on Stripe, which shows any extra local methods it supports in Costa Rica. You can also pay with a gift card, and the free tier needs no card at all.

Plans with prices in Costa Rican Colón

Live US dollar prices from the panel, with an approximate Costa Rican Colón figure next to each one. The first month is cheaper while a sale runs.

Plan	RAM	Per month (USD)
Free tier3.5 GB RAM, wakes when a player joins, no card.	3.5 GB	$0.00
Dirt	512 MB	$0.49$0.39 first month
Wood	4 GB	$3.79$3.03 first month
Stone	6 GB	$5.49$4.39 first month
Iron	8 GB	$6.99$5.59 first month
Gold	10 GB	$8.99$7.19 first month
Diamond	12 GB	$10.69$8.55 first month
Obsidian	16 GB	$13.99$11.19 first month

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Java or Bedrock from Puntarenas Province?

Both editions run on the same regions. Java Edition is the PC version with mods, plugins and most public servers. Bedrock Edition is what phones, consoles and Windows 10/11 play; its servers use UDP port 19132. Not sure who is joining? Start a Java server and add Geyser so Bedrock players can join it too.

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Cities in Puntarenas Province

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Questions from Puntarenas Province

Our estimate is about 55 ms to the North America region, based on the 3,145 km distance. Your ISP's route can add or remove 10 to 20 ms. The panel's region picker runs a live latency test from your browser, so check it before you create the server.

Start a server for Puntarenas Province

Free in about a minute, no card. Pick North America as the region and invite your friends.

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Distances use great-circle maths from city coordinates and Enzonic's published region locations. City names, coordinates, populations and time zones come from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Exchange rates: European Central Bank via frankfurter.dev, 2026-11-10. No reviews or customer counts are shown on this page because we do not publish per-city figures.

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