Neily

Introducing Neily

Just 50m above sea level, this steamy city is a transportation hub and an agricultural center. From here the Interamericana continues 17km to Panama, while Rte 16 makes a beeline north to the attractive mountain village of San Vito.

Neily sits on the west bank of the Río Corredor, on the north side of the Interamericana. An asymmetrical web of streets is woven between the river and the smaller Quebrada Neily.

Although Ciudad Neily – as it is often called – is Southern Costa Rica’s second-largest ‘city, ’ it retains the friendly atmosphere of a rural town. To the south, the lowlands are carpeted in the banana and palm plantations of the Valle de Coto Colorado, and in the north, the Fila Costeña is the source of spectacular mountain scenery.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009