Puerto Limón
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Get in
By bus
- From San José, bus, 3 hours, ₡2500 (colones)
- From Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, bus, 1 hour 15 min, ₡1400
By plane
Limón International Airport
See
Puerto Limon hosts a wide range of awesome Caribbean buildings and several national heritage monuments like the first Baptists church from 1880s and the Black Star Line Building.
Do
White-water rafting on the Reventizon River. 90 minute trip, traversing class 2 rapids (beginning level). Along the way, you may see sloths in the trees as well as the lush forest and cool water.
Buy
If you arrive by cruiseship, you can buy souvenirs in this city rather than from the tour company.
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Mas por Menos
address: Avenida 3 at Calle 3
Eat
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Chile Rojo thai restaurant
phone: +506 750-0025address: calle centralGreat food - Thai and other Asian, excellent sushi. -
Park Hotel Restaurant
address: Av 3 btw Calles 1 & 2Average wine, really excellent sea food. Worth a visit for the seafood soup alone. US$50 for 3-course dinner with wine for two people.
Sleep
- Hotel International - Cheap option 300 meters east of the Black Star Line. Close to center. Double room ₡6500
Costa Rica Tree HouseA unique place to stay near Limón.
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Cariblue Beach & Jungle Resort
phone: +506 2750-0758address: Playa Cocles, Puerto Viejo50 steps from a sandy beach and the crystal, clear water of the Caribbean Sea. -
Hotel Miami
address: Avenida 2
Go next
- To Moin (for Tortuguero), bus, 15 minutes.