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Day 8: Pacific beaches, Playa Carrillo

Today is a good day to have a great day! Playa Carrillo After a short stop at the La Fortuna house at the foot of the Arenal volcano, we continue our journey to the Pacific beaches. This is a much-awaited stop for the girls, as Carrillo beach is particularly child-friendly. It will take us almost 4.5 hours to reach Carrillo. Repairs to the road leading to Naranjo have slowed us down considerably. Puente La Amistad bridge We decided to take the "Puente La Amistad" bridge, because at the junction of...

Day 4: At the Bribris

Meeting the Bribris It's with great emotion that we wake up this morning, because since the creation of our Family trip, this stage is undoubtedly one of the most eagerly awaited. We set off from our hotel in Puerto Viejo de Limon towards Bribri. The road turns into a track after the village of Bribri, and we continue towards Bambu. It will take us around 1h15 to reach Bambu, the place where we met Gustavo, from Puerto Viejo de Limon. We park our vehicle near a pulperia (a small shop where you can buy a...

Day 2: Visit to the village of Tortuguero

Day 2: Visit to the village of Tortuguero Daddy, Mommy, we can hear the monkeys! Yes, in Tortuguero it's very common to be woken by howler monkeys, usually heard at dawn and dusk. We were on our way to the lodge's restaurant when a member of staff pointed out a caiman that had come to visit the lodge's guests a few metres from the restaurant. Comfortably seated in the bed of a small river, a caiman of respectable size has come to greet us and observe attentively all the people seated at the table in...