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06.05.2021 2:16:17
When you travel from the north, you will come across clearance ports (which are small yet thriving towns) in the following order –
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When you travel from the north, you will come across clearance ports (which are small yet thriving towns) in the following order –
Safety & Security Concerns [links]
Lock your dinghy to a tree. Lock everything including the tires, fuel tank and outboard too. The dinghy should be lifted off the water at nighttime and kept on a halyard. It should be locked to the boat rigging or the toerail.
The airport is 8 km (5 miles) west of Liberia.
Coming into and leaving Costa Rica is by way of the same road – the Pan-American Highway. Getting in and out is all very accessible, but have your passport and entry card handy because stop-and-checks are frequent. For getting in, out and around the country, the Tica Bus (tel: +506 2296 9788; www.ticabus.com) has routes running from Mexico down to Panama, and TransNica (+506 2223 4242; transnica.com) services Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The international buses can get chilly, so bring a jumper. [links]
Puntarenas, the main port in the Costa Rican Pacific coast, is a major port for cruise-liners and is situated about 100km (62 miles) from San José. There are hourly public buses to San José from Puntarenas' main bus station. When crossing the Gulf of Nicoya from Puntarenas to Paquera to explore the southern regions, be aware that although the final ferry leaves quite late, the roads on the other side are bumpy and take a while – you may well end up arriving at your destination in the middle of the night, so allow plenty of time.
When taking a cruise of the Caribbean, consider one that has a stop in Costa Rica an island rich in natural beauty. Cruises with stops in Costa Rica generally fall into one of two categories: Panama Canal voyages with major cruise lines that depart from the United States, and sailing cruises in the Central America and Caribbean region offered by luxury boutique cruise lines. Such itineraries include ports on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, Pacific coast or both.
Crystal Cruises' 18-day Panama Adventure cruise begins in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and ends at the port of Los Angeles. Along the way, it stops at destinations in the Caribbean such as the Grand Cayman, George Town and the British West Indies Highlights of the journey include the daylong transit of the Panama Canal cruising the coast of Costa Rica.
Windstar Cruises offers a seven-day round-trip cruise from Puerto Caldera in Costa Rica that features five other destinations in Costa Rica and one in Nicaragua. The first ports of call are San Juan Del Sur, a fishing village on southern Nicaragua's Pacific coast; Playas del Coco, a scenic bay; and Quepos, a gateway to the rain forest of Manuel Antonio National Park. The cruise continues to Bahia Drake near Corcovado National Park, the Curu Wildlife Refuge, where you may spot monkeys and sloths, and Tortuga Island, an ideal spot for snorkeling and spending time on the beach. Passengers are transferred to most of these destinations from the Wind Star sailing yacht via Zodiac. more
If you’ve read our article on Driving in Costa Rica, then you’ve already learned the basics of what to expect when out on the road. General traffic laws, safety tips, and more are all covered in that post. It should be your first source of information for driving in the country. But if you’re wondering what road conditions are like for specific routes, this post is for you. We drive around Costa Rica a lot, and in this article, we’ll name the most commonly traveled roads and tell you about their conditions.
Keeping our information current: If you have recently driven one of these roads and have an important update to share, let us know in the comments below. Be sure to include your travel dates. We’ll update our information as necessary based on those reports as well as our own most recent drives.
Once you are here, you can use GPS to make sure you are on the right road. Or, if you have an Internet connection, you can use Google Maps or the popular Waze App to cross-reference in the same way. Waze actually works very well in many places here. If you are in a rural area, the waterproof map mentioned above can be really helpful if you don’t have an Internet signal. more