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  1. yair1515 avatar

    RE: Cheap hostel in costa rica to heal for a bit

    by yair1515 21 May 2012

    hi i found something not heal Aguas Zarcas: http://www.hotels-seeker.com/EN/City/Aguas_Zarcas_1.htm Alajuela: http://www.hotels-see…

  2. anticable avatar

    Costa Rica in 5 days!!! do i need to make any reservations???

    by anticable 22 April 2012

    Moon guidebook has a ton of info...but with so many diff options I'm kind of stuck planning my intinerary. sample suggested by 'travel…

  3. JACKYL01 avatar

    RE: First time going to Costa Rica!

    by JACKYL01 08 March 2012

    Everything on the Pacific coast that we saw was pretty touristy..but still cool. You should prob steer clear of Jaco, even though we…

  4. martiniman avatar

    RE: 15-day itinerary Costa Rica April / May

    by martiniman 02 February 2012

    Thank you both! I meant to say that Nicoya isn't that great in terms of fauna & flora variety compared to Manuel Antonio, that has appare…

  5. nutraxfornerves avatar

    RE: mosquitoes-dengue fever/clothing

    by nutraxfornerves 31 January 2012

    I looked at maybe a half dozen of those Boletíns--they all reported a handful of cases. Even the US CDC, which is usually very conserva…

  6. Claxon avatar

    RE: Re Costa Rica itinerary HELP...female traveller

    by Claxon 08 December 2011

    I was in Costa Rica albeit briefly in 2009 on the Caribbean side. First stop was Puerto Limon by bus from San Jose which as the locals…

  7. Happenstance1201 avatar

    1 Day Itinerary from Puerto Limon

    by Happenstance1201 24 September 2011

    Hi! I'll be in Costa Rica mid-October. I've been looking for a good tour group since we're coming in on a cruise and will be there for…

  8. wiremu avatar

    RE: Puerto Limon Costa Rica Customs and Immigration

    by wiremu 17 September 2011

    when you arrive at the port of limon, you can ask either someone of the crew on the ship or someone on shore for the location of "migracion.…

  9. bunting avatar

    Re: Costa Rica: Train from San Jose to Puerto Limon?

    by bunting 01 September 2011

    A telegram dated 2.10.189? has just fallen out of an old Kelly's directory and it refers to a railway and comes from Costa Rica. A web…

  10. endimirador avatar

    Re: Border cross point between Nica and the CARIBBEAN side of CR?

    by endimirador 29 August 2011

    You cannot cross the border legal on the Caribbean side. 2 years ago I have done but the last year they had a border problem (Nicas seized…

  11. un_australian avatar

    RE: Bocas del Toro to Puerto Limon

    by un_australian 27 July 2011

    I just managed to scrape back to Bocas on a water taxi that left somewhere between 6.30 and 7.00 - the price was inflated but they knew…

  12. SoloHobo avatar

    RE: Bocas del Toro to Puerto Limon

    by SoloHobo 24 July 2011

    My error on the getting to border by 1pm when going from CR to Panama, I thought the last ferry was at 330. Limon can be conquered withou…

  13. maliante avatar

    RE: Bocas del Toro to Puerto Limon

    by maliante 22 July 2011

    You should ask the French owner of Starfish Coffee downtown about where she stayed in Limon.

  14. SoloHobo avatar

    RE: Bocas del Toro to Puerto Limon

    by SoloHobo 21 July 2011

    You can easily do this trip via public transport or a shuttle to Pt Viejo, then bus to Limon. Boat/Bus to border, cross border at Sixoala,…

  15. un_australian avatar

    Bocas del Toro to Puerto Limon

    by un_australian 21 July 2011

    I have to go from Bocas del Toro to Puerto Limon to get some bike repairs done. What is the best and cheapest way to achieve this trip…

  16. skafish avatar

    Re: Puerto Viejo to Tortuguero

    by skafish 09 July 2011

    There is another option. You avoid Limón altogether and go from Puerto Viejo to Guápiles, Guápiles to Cariari, Cariari to Tortuguero.…

  17. hermosajoe avatar

    RE: Flights from Chicago to Cahuita (Limon)?

    by hermosajoe 20 June 2011

    Obvious flights to Cahuita? First time traveling? Cahuita does not have an airport, there is no regular flights to Puerto Limon. Fly into…

  18. Greggo avatar

    RE: Where to stay on the Carribean side

    by Greggo 17 May 2011

    Hi, I would take your family to Cahuita which is just above Puerto Viejo and about 40 minutes by bus south of Puerto Limon. It is pretty…

  19. JoseKevo avatar

    RE: Traveling from Costa Rica to Panama

    by JoseKevo 03 May 2011

    Honestly, you're trying to cover *too much* territory for one week - even further divided because you're trying to split between east…

  20. wiremu avatar

    RE: 3 weeks itinerary for Costa Rica May-June

    by wiremu 28 April 2011

    perhaps you are confusing it. puerto limon is the town of limon which is north of puerto viejo. perhaps your friend said "puerto viejo…

  21. ellen2601 avatar

    RE: 3 weeks itinerary for Costa Rica May-June

    by ellen2601 28 April 2011

    That's weird: Puerto Limon was recommended to us by a Belgian girl who lived in Costa Rica for a year. She said it's one of her favourite…

  22. chee1209 avatar

    Re: Three weeks with Family in Central America

    by chee1209 22 April 2011

    Hi, depending on your budget, interests and time available, I would suggest Costa Rica as well. Last year in August it was full of fam…

  23. panerian avatar

    Re: I've been working on the railroad.....

    by panerian 11 April 2011

    I rode that train several times. The guy from Pittsburgh was able to resuscitate one of the Baldwin steam locomotives (built in 1947)…

  24. paulschmidtart avatar

    RE: Costa Rica: Train from San Jose to Puerto Limon?

    by paulschmidtart 02 March 2011

    Also the San Pedro to Pavas and on to Belen if that part is up and running. I can attest to the train because it starts blowing it's…

  25. BOOMER1 avatar

    RE: Costa Rica: Train from San Jose to Puerto Limon?

    by BOOMER1 02 March 2011

    The Tico Train Tour runs every weekend from San Jose to Caldera and can take up to 350 people. It passes through some great scenery and…

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