Puerto viejo de Talamanca

Today I rented a bike in my hotel and first went to Puerto viejo de Talamanca to look around and eat some fish. Then I went on riding along the cost. If you are ever here: rent a bike. It's a great way to travel here and it's chep (5$ per day).

Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a coastal town in Limón Province, known simply as Puerto Viejo to locals. It’s more or less Jamaican style and you can smell weed all over. The town was originally called Old Harbour until the Costa Rican government institutionalized Spanish as the national language and changed the names of the towns and landmarks in the area from English to Spanish or Native American. Fields became Bri Bri. Bluff became Cahuita.

It’s known in the surfing community for the biggest and most powerful wave in Costa Rica, known as Salsa Brava. It is also home to beautiful beaches, such as Playa Chiquita, Playa Negra and Punta Uva, which are a few of Costa Rica's most spectacular beaches which can be found between Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo.

Today I only went until Punta Cocles but tomorrow I will rent a scooter and maybe go to the border of Panama, we will see...Read more