Caribbean Coast: Places to Explore

  • The Northern Caribbean Coast

  • The Northern Lowlands

    The lowlands begin about an hour north of San José, and, for most visitors, are a tract of land merely to get through on the way to the coast. The Caribbean does beckon, after all, but a couple of... Read more

  • The Southern Caribbean Coast

    The landscape along the Guápiles Highway changes from farmland to tropics as you approach the port city of Limón. Place names change, too. You'll see signs to towns called Bristol, Stratford... Read more

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