in the vicinity of Old Port of Talamanca, in the South Caribbean de Costa Rica, you can find some of the most beautiful beaches in the country… and in the world.
Very close to the town itself Puerto Viejo you meet playa negra, of great scenic beauty and which has black sand, an exceptional peculiarity in the area.
Beaches in Puerto Viejo
En Cocles beach, Chiquita beach y Grape Tip , three, six and nine kilometers, respectively, from Puerto Viejo, in the road to Manzanillo, you can enjoy idyllic images, with beaches made up of silky sands, crystal clear waters and green palm trees that rise just a few meters from the sea.
These locations are excellent for practicing snorkel and diving among its corals, or to rest on the sand and let yourself be carried away by the senses, within the warm Caribbean waters.
Lovers surf You will be able to release your adrenaline by sliding your board over the dreaded Brave sauce in the Cocles beach, the most powerful wave in the Costa Rican Caribbean and also in Costa Rica. This beach is especially dedicated to experienced surfers
All these beaches that are appearing in the route along the coast that unites Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo They are really from a movie. Unique, wild, with very few people, surrounded by full, dense nature, with its tropical fauna and flora.
All hotels or cabins that are offered to tourists are of a very correct level of quality. There are no hotel complexes or resorts, nor golf courses nor marinas or sports ports.
The largest hotels do not exceed 40 rooms, always bungalow type. imitating in many cases the local cabin-type construction, and there are many small businesses that offer rooms or cabins, as they are generally called here.
Also exist rental houses of all types, quality and prices.
Along the entire coast there are emblematic places and corners with beautiful beaches, and where beach bars or restaurants offer quality meals, well priced and always with great beers. Imperial y Pilsen by hand.
In the P areaLaya Chiquita it's located Jaguar Rescue Center. This is a unique and highly commendable experience, led by an Italian-Spanish couple, to interact with the wildlife of Costa Rica and help a good cause.
It's a injured animal rehabilitation center, mistreated and confiscated, in order to reintroduce them to their natural habitat in protected areas.
You can visit it by making a donation, and during the visit you will be in contact with monkeys, felines, toucans, sloths, raccoons, anteaters, marsupials, reptiles, amphibians, etc.
All of these animals live in the center in a state of semi-freedom waiting for the moment to face life in their natural environment. You will also be able to observe all the species of poisonous snakes of Costa Rica.
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