The first thing we saw upon arriving in Cahuita was this guy selling ... Cahuita National Park. So on one side of the trail, you see this. Welcome to Batch 2 of the Costa Rica pics! On one of our days in Puerto Viejo, we did a day trip to Cahuita National Park. It's a trail that runs along a rainforest that skirts the ocean, so you kind of weave in and out in between the beach and the rainforest. Here we are boarding the bus. (many photos)
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Costa Rica Cahuita
Posted by
Keyon 329 days ago
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Costa Rica Cahuita National Park
Posted by
Dangelo 354 days ago
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Cahuita and the Limon province of Costa Rica, have a special flavor to them. The Caribbean area offers a natural and cultural environment that is completely different from the rest of the country. Coconut trees leaning towards the ocean, spectacular reefs, the sounds of Bob Marley and Alpha Blondie, and tourists wearing dreadlocks and Birkenstocks abound in this area. Even if you’re not the Rasta type, you shouldn’t miss out on the natural beauty of the forest and reefs of Cahuita.
Today we continue down the road from Cahuita to the coastal city of Puerto Viejo to see the site and have a general good time.
Willie Tours In Cahuita
Posted by
Keyon 367 days ago
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Curious to know if anyone has used Willie's Tours in Cahuita for either their canopy/zip line or white water rafting excursions?
The rafting trip is up on the Pacuare River about 1-1.5 hours outside of Cahuita. It's $100 per person, so we want to make sure it's safe & worth the money.
The canopy trip is at Rio Banano on the Caribbean Coast. We have read reviews that the best canopy tour is up in Monteverde, so we want to make sure this is good/enjoyable/comparable location.
Thanks in advance for your help/advice!As far as I know and to answer your question...Willie is a transportation company...they do not...
The rafting trip is up on the Pacuare River about 1-1.5 hours outside of Cahuita. It's $100 per person, so we want to make sure it's safe & worth the money.
The canopy trip is at Rio Banano on the Caribbean Coast. We have read reviews that the best canopy tour is up in Monteverde, so we want to make sure this is good/enjoyable/comparable location.
Thanks in advance for your help/advice!As far as I know and to answer your question...Willie is a transportation company...they do not...
Swinging in the rain Cahuita Province of Limon Costa Rica
Posted by
Keyon 367 days ago
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Cahuita is a one road village south of Puerto Limon on the Caribbean coast. A town past built from afro-caribbean settlers arriving from Jamaica, the people hold strong to their roots through Jah, Rastafarianism and of course the obligatory herb of choice!
I was hoping for another Montezuma, a chilled out happy town that I could feel safe in even when walking alone after sun down. Cahuita had the same easy laid back attitude but with an air of menace lying just below the surface. Too much rum & Imperial written into the faces of men taking their post dinner positions under the bus stop. The local dealer like a drowsy wasp in the height of the British summer (ahh the irony, summer and Britain in the same analogy!), ready to plant his sting on a low life backpacker.
However the above could well be blamed on the backpacking traveller hoping to obtain cheap drugs and
I was hoping for another Montezuma, a chilled out happy town that I could feel safe in even when walking alone after sun down. Cahuita had the same easy laid back attitude but with an air of menace lying just below the surface. Too much rum & Imperial written into the faces of men taking their post dinner positions under the bus stop. The local dealer like a drowsy wasp in the height of the British summer (ahh the irony, summer and Britain in the same analogy!), ready to plant his sting on a low life backpacker.
However the above could well be blamed on the backpacking traveller hoping to obtain cheap drugs and
Really laid back mon in Cahuita
Posted by
Keyon 367 days ago
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Jump to the full ... entry & travel map Cahuita, Limón, Costa Rica ... We skirt the Caribbean coast heading for Cahuita a sleepy beach villageAt Puerto Limon a small container port with just two crane, we see the Caribbean. I think they will be really busy if they are going to clear all the containers we saw.
Then we come across a horrendous truck crash with another monster tailback, again we manage to squeeze through.
Puerto Limon looked a typical working port, a little onthe seedy side.
We skirt the Caribbean coast heading for Cahuita a sleepy beach village. The people here are of Afro Caribbean origin, it's quite strange you get Rasta Spanish, a hey mon and then they launch into Spanish, though English is used as well.
Then we come across a horrendous truck crash with another monster tailback, again we manage to squeeze through.
Puerto Limon looked a typical working port, a little onthe seedy side.
We skirt the Caribbean coast heading for Cahuita a sleepy beach village. The people here are of Afro Caribbean origin, it's quite strange you get Rasta Spanish, a hey mon and then they launch into Spanish, though English is used as well.
Caribbean coast Cahuita or Manuel Antonio in August?
Posted by
Keyon 389 days ago
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Trying to give you any advice based on the weather during the month of August is hard...very hard...
My little ones love Manuel Antonio...but also love the low profile of the beaches around Puerto Viejo, Punta Uva, Cocles, Manzanillo...Peace Lodge is partially open...Simple answer I will rather go to Caribbean side...Just buckle up and enjoy the ride in PARADISE!
You know, I just went with my son to Cahuita a little while ago. He's 5 and we found a bunch of things to do that he loved. They have the sloth center, a huge hit for kids. Amazing beaches, and since it's their drier season, you might have a lot less rain and more fun time at the beach....
My little ones love Manuel Antonio...but also love the low profile of the beaches around Puerto Viejo, Punta Uva, Cocles, Manzanillo...Peace Lodge is partially open...Simple answer I will rather go to Caribbean side...Just buckle up and enjoy the ride in PARADISE!
You know, I just went with my son to Cahuita a little while ago. He's 5 and we found a bunch of things to do that he loved. They have the sloth center, a huge hit for kids. Amazing beaches, and since it's their drier season, you might have a lot less rain and more fun time at the beach....
Cahuita
Posted by
Keyon 391 days ago
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Last stop Cahuita, which is on the Carribean coast and has a very mellow Rasta & Ganja vibe. It also sports a nifty national park filled to the...Flying through Costa Rica due to its price level and the fact that it is absolutely filled with unfortunately loud people [OK, Americans] on 2 week holidays. Last stop Cahuita, which is on the Carribean coast and has a very mellow Rasta & Ganja vibe. It also sports a nifty national park filled to the gills with monkeys and crabs (not together). I also happened upon a lonely racoon and a timid Koati.
Whilst shuffling downtown on my final day someone taps me on the shoulder and says "Andrew". After about a second of unrecognition I finally realise it was an ex-school colleague who I hadn't seen in night on 22 years. Small world....
Whilst shuffling downtown on my final day someone taps me on the shoulder and says "Andrew". After about a second of unrecognition I finally realise it was an ex-school colleague who I hadn't seen in night on 22 years. Small world....
Budget Accommodation Cahuita
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Keyon 392 days ago
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Hi Everyone, Heading to Cahuita tomorrow and was wondering if anyone can reccommend a good, cheap place to stay ($8-$15USD per person for 2 people). We are two 24 year old girls wanting to stay near the beach. We don't mind dorm or double, there just seems to be an overwhelming amount of places to stay so wanted some recommendations. I would normally search but the search function isn't working at the moment. Thanks!
Pura Vida with a price tag Cahuita Costa Rica
Posted by
Keyon 398 days ago
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Yesterday we left San Jose for Cahuita, on the Caribbean coast, known for its hippy laid back vibe and afro Caribbean community, possible due to the fact that all the locals are immigrants from the Caribbean, Jamaica mainly. It had been advertised as not for everyone and certainly not paradise, and not on the 'Gringo Trail' so I thought I would love it. Unfortunately Cahuita is also on the 'Stuck-up Wanker Backpacker Trail'© (yes, I have coined and copy written that phrase) and I really don't like it at all. I've been to some amazing places where both the locals and tourists are so friendly and easy going (Koh Lanta) and I've been to some places where everyone (especially 'lifers'... Those that have been around for at least a month and view the place as their own backyard, getting extremely pissed off that you are in their line of sight and possibly breathing the same air as them... oft
From Cahuita to Panama
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Keyon 400 days ago
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We arrived in Bocas del Torro (a Caribbean island off Panama) after a painless journey around lunchtime. Once we had settled ourselves into our hostel and reacquainted ourselves with the German couple whom we had befriended in El Castillo we headed to Wizard Beach. Like Cahuita, the Caribbean culture dictates that most things are in English as well as or sometimes instead of Spanish. The local Caribbeans here speak a dialect akin to Patwa although it often seems to be injected with some Spanish as well.
We were a little surprised to find that Wizard beach (the nearest beach) was nearly an hour’s treck through muddy jungle and were very ready for a swim by the time we got there. It was spectacularly beautiful however, surrounded by jungle with white sands and deep blue water broken up by the white crested colossal waves. We spent a while playing around in the surf, took a s
We were a little surprised to find that Wizard beach (the nearest beach) was nearly an hour’s treck through muddy jungle and were very ready for a swim by the time we got there. It was spectacularly beautiful however, surrounded by jungle with white sands and deep blue water broken up by the white crested colossal waves. We spent a while playing around in the surf, took a s
Costa Rica Cahuita
Posted by
Keyon 400 days ago
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We didn’t spend long in Costa Rica, rightfully concerned about the cost. At the border we bought our most expensive breakfast and bus ticket yet. This took us to San Jose where we walked for the best part of an hour in circles with our big bags, looking for the bus station. We arrived just in time to miss our bus.
Luckily we only had to wait two hours for the next bus to the Caribbean coastal town of Cahuita and passed the time easily eating the sandwiches we had made in San Juan del Sur and playing numerous games Gin Rummy. The bus journey itself went smoothly. When we arrived however, everything seemed to be closed. Eventually (after several hours of touring the town with an ageing Rasta, seeing a giant coral snake up close and being offered copious amounts of weed) James found us a great hostel, ‘The Secret Garden’. It was complete luxury compared to what we had been us
Luckily we only had to wait two hours for the next bus to the Caribbean coastal town of Cahuita and passed the time easily eating the sandwiches we had made in San Juan del Sur and playing numerous games Gin Rummy. The bus journey itself went smoothly. When we arrived however, everything seemed to be closed. Eventually (after several hours of touring the town with an ageing Rasta, seeing a giant coral snake up close and being offered copious amounts of weed) James found us a great hostel, ‘The Secret Garden’. It was complete luxury compared to what we had been us
Cahuita (WIKI)
Posted by
Keyon 401 days ago
(http://wikitravel.org)
There are several buses departuring San Jose to Cahuita from 6AM till 4PM. There are additional buses between Puerto Limon and Sixaola which pass by Cahuita. From San Jose the cost is about $4 and from Limon about $1.50
Taxis from Puerto Limon cost in the region of $15 and from San Jose costing about $150.
Interbus runs services between Cahuita and San Jose for around $35pp taking ~3-4hours.
Taxis from Puerto Limon cost in the region of $15 and from San Jose costing about $150.
Interbus runs services between Cahuita and San Jose for around $35pp taking ~3-4hours.
Just as normal as it can get
Posted by
Dixon 401 days ago
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The following days got much better, doing little daytrips by bycicle to the nearby beaches Punta Uva and Cahuita, where we tried some snorkeling and enjoyed the rough caribic beaches. The night before my birthday the whole elictricity went off and we enjoyed the peacefulness of this very moment, chatting and laughing, playing music and living for the moment, candels enlightend everywhere. Two houres later light went back on, unfortunatelly, and guided us the last houres till my birthday came around. Aileen surprised me with a cheese cake (AND ONLY CHEESE *g*) and then we were sitting together with a small circle of friends and people, we met the same day, drifting away and later falling alseep in our hammok. It was such a pleasent night, so simple and unspectacular, that i will always remember and never forget this great place called Puerto Viejo, where jungle and ocean are always close
Puerto Viejo Punta Uva or Cahuita
Posted by
Dixon 401 days ago
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I have been reading these forums and they are really helping me plan my trip to Costa Rica. My husband and I (early 30's) are coming in October and want to stay on the Caribbean side. We are looking at the Puerto Viejo area. We are looking to stay on or within walking distance to a beach where we can swim. We really like snorkeling and kayaking and other water recreation. We are also looking at doing some hiking and seeing the wildlife in the area.
From what I have been reading here Bananna Azul is very highly rated and it looks like that is in Puerto Viejo. I also see recommendations for Korrigan Lodge in Punta Uva and Cahuita seems recommended asWe just returned from a visit to the area. We split our time between La Costa de Papito in Cocles - closer to Puerto Viejo, and Pachamama at Punta Uva. As for lodging, we much preferred Pachamama of the two. Puerto Viejo was a rea
From what I have been reading here Bananna Azul is very highly rated and it looks like that is in Puerto Viejo. I also see recommendations for Korrigan Lodge in Punta Uva and Cahuita seems recommended asWe just returned from a visit to the area. We split our time between La Costa de Papito in Cocles - closer to Puerto Viejo, and Pachamama at Punta Uva. As for lodging, we much preferred Pachamama of the two. Puerto Viejo was a rea
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