15 kilometers south of Puerto Viejo, in the Southern Caribbean Costa Rica, right where the road ends, and after having traveled a few wonderful palm tree beaches, the quiet town of Manzanillo and a beautiful natural area.
In this town, palm trees are interspersed with colorful houses that sit on wooden pillars, in front of beautiful beaches where its people with their slow and happy rhythms will change your features marked by stress for a Caribbean smile of pure life.
Manzanillo It will make you experience the sea, and for this you can take kayak or boat rides along its coasts, dive among its coral reefs, or simply immerse yourself in its turquoise and warm waters.
An extra that you will hardly be able to forget is being able to observe the three dolphin species who live here: the little one tucuxi, bottle nose and Painted.
The population of Manzanillo has a predominant atmosphere rasta, friendly, and there you can find various restaurants where you can satisfy your hunger and thirst, among which the Maxis Restaurant.
There you will eat very well, with views of the wooden houses of the town and the Caribbean Sea. Lobsters cooked in the Caribbean style and many other attractive delicacies appear prominently on the menu.
The owner of the restaurant is a big fan of the Barça and it has an area full of commemorative elements of this football club.
Manzanillo is framed within the Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge, which has one of the most extraordinary biological riches in the country.
You can explore this natural area by entering its paths through a dense primary forest, or along a coast dotted with beautiful and solitary beaches.
Local guides will be able to help you discover a large number of animal species, such as white-faced monkeys y congo, 16 and a huge variety of birds.
At the other end of the Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge you will reach Punta Mona. Another treasure that Gandoca contains are its forests of cative, a giant among the trees.
And, of course, the leatherback sea turtle, the largest in the world, in danger of extinction, which comes to these beaches between March and June to lay its eggs.
In short, a biological, natural, cultural and human paradise.
The beaches of the Caribbean are a unique and unforgettable destination!