South Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica

Arriving at the Caribbean is to arrive at the coconut grove, the land where a rich positive life blends with an exquisite flora and fauna.

You can get there via the Braulio Carrillo road, which connects San José with Limón. During your trip you will be able to breathe the pure and sweet air characteristic of the area. This air, combined with the a beautiful scenery of giant tropical farming lands, like banana, ornamental plants or the very popular pejibaye, which is a native plant of exquisite taste and color.

Let your eyes search through the dense blue Caribbean Sea from Limon's Central Park. From there you will be able to see the historic Uvita island, land that Christopher Columbus first stepped on in 1502, when he discovered Costa Rica. In this island wonderful sear birds make their nests every year, and surrounding it you can find one the most beautiful coral reefs of the country.

Limon is a cultural mesh of many peoples. Black communities live harmoniously together with Chinese, White people and Aborigines. This is why the Limonense presents not one single cultural characteristic, but a great mixture of them all.

In contrast to the immense tourist infrastructure of the countries, the Costarican Caribbean coast presents wild scenery, free and natural, which hasn't been tampered with by the construction of the small, but warm and welcoming, hotels of the area.

One of the "must see" locations in the area is Tortuguero. Important scientific research is taking place here, studying the egg laying habits of the Green Sea Turtle and the Crocodile. It is a very interesting spot both for the tourist and the scientist.