Playas del Coco
Costa Rica
A working beach town: fishing fleet, dive boats, and gray sand. The boats give the bay its life.
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Playas del Coco
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Costa Rica
A south Caribbean surf town, with reef close to shore. A lively base for food, surf, and the beaches just south.
Heredia
Costa Rica
Coffee towns and forest on the roads above the city, cooler than the valley floor.
Montezuma
Costa Rica
A small town at the end of a dirt road, with a beach and waterfalls.
Sámara
Costa Rica
A small beach town with a dirt main street and calm water for a swim.
Arenal Volcano
Costa Rica
The cone is the view above La Fortuna. The hot springs make the night as good as the view.
Turrialba
Costa Rica
A valley town east of Cartago, for the Pacuare and a quieter cone.
Manuel Antonio
Costa Rica
Hotels in the forest above the park, for the beaches and the animals.