Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, News, Pictures & buzz

The 20 best places to visit in Costa Rica  Lonely Planet Travel News

Who Needs Summer? 10 Of The World’s Best Winter Beaches  Forbes

Cold push hits the Caribbean hard: leaves a death and floods  Q Costa Rica News

Spanish family trapped in Costa Rica returns to their camper and says goodbye  Q Costa Rica News

Young Amrican woman drowned from apparent indigestion on Limón beach  Q Costa Rica News

Crocodile escapes when firefighters try to capture it in Piuta beach, Limón  Q Costa Rica News

Super Sexy Bat Discovered in the Talamanca Mountain Range of Costa Rica - Costa Rica Star News  The Costa Rica Star

A new perspective to the landscape of Costa Rica's Caribbean paradise  Q Costa Rica News

Does Costa Rica Tourism Have a Post-Pandemic Future?  Q Costa Rica News

Tico surf ready to receive tourists from all over the world and reactivate the economy  Q Costa Rica News

Costa Rica’s million-raptor watch site  The Tico Times

Despite president's message protests and blockades continue this Monday  Q Costa Rica News

What Kinds Of Games Do Costa Ricans Like To Play?  Q Costa Rica News

Quake info: Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - Caribbean Sea, 28 km southeast of Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, on 17 de septiembre del 2019 10:58 pm - 75 user experience reports  VolcanoDiscovery

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 52 km south of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on 24 de agosto del 2020 3:51 pm - 189 user experience reports  VolcanoDiscovery

Tourists stranded in Costa Rica due to pandemic get married in Puerto Viejo de Limón  Q Costa Rica News

Poison Dart Frogs, Small and Colorful Attractions of the Costa Rican Fauna ⋆ The Costa Rica News  The Costa Rica News

In Costa Rica, the absence of tourists means a greater need for food banks  The Guardian

Quake info: Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - 25 km east of Buenos Aires, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on Saturday, 7 March 2020 at 02:40 (GMT) - 221 user experience reports  VolcanoDiscovery

“Gringo” pensioner killed who fell in love with Tica who belonged to Narco  Q Costa Rica News

rhebus: @JimBelushi Funky little Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica # the Caribbean side of the country. 😊

My girlfriend and I are taking a trip to to Costa Rica in January, arriving in San Jose the 4th and leaving the 12. So we have just about a week. We have narrowed it down to two options. Option 1: Hitting the west coast starting in the Osa peninsula/San Jiminez and working our way back up, to Quepos and then back to San Jose. Option 2: Hit the east coast and go from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, up to Limon, and then back to San Jose. We understand that January is part of the "dry season". We really would like to snorkel and explore some rainforests, as well as see some wildlife. Being a photographer I would love to do all of these things. I guess my questions are... 1. Where will we experience more sunny days? I know the Osa peninsula gets a ton of rain, and that during the dry season, the east and northeasts part of costa rica get a ton of rain, but the southeast gets a little less. Where are we likely to experience the least amount? 2. Although it rains often, how long does it rain? Is it everyday all day? Only for a couple hours in the evening? If so what time. 3. Is the Osa peninsula "dangerous"? What I mean is I know there are a lot of poisonous animals, snakes, spiders, etc down in Corcovado. God forbid one of us gets bit, would it be possible to get medical aid relatively quickly down there? I ask because I hear the population is lower opposed to say the northwest or east coast. As much detail as you can include would be greatly appreciated.

I'm planning on going on a week long vacation to Costa Rica so what are the best cities/towns to visit? I want to be by the beach but also have attractions available such as zip lining, ropes courses, white water rafting, and canoeing. I would also love if there was beautiful scenery such as water falls and hiking trails.

I will be going mid July and staying for 10 days. Any good sight seeing? Night life? Food? Anything else you recommend?

Which has a nicer beach? More quite, clean, safe, and densely populated: Cahuitas-- Playa ***** (black), Tambor, or Esterillos Oste? Please no suggestions for other places. I'm having a hard enough time deceiding between these 3 places. :) More details: I'm not staying in a resort. I'll be going there in the off season--August.