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Cahuita is a city in Caribbean Costa Rica.

View down a dirt road of Cahuita

[edit] Get in

There are several buses departuring San Jose to Cahuita from 6AM till 4PM. There are additional buses between Puerto Limon and Sixaola which pass by Cahuita. From San Jose the cost is about $4 and from Limon about $1.50

Taxis from Puerto Limon cost in the region of $15 and from San Jose costing about $150.

Interbus runs services between Cahuita and San Jose for around $35pp taking ~3-4hours. See [1] for details.

[edit] Get around

Cahuita is a pretty small town which allows you to walk everywhere.

[edit][add listing] See

• Aviarios del Caribe, (10km north of town. Take the local bus to Limon and get off 1km after the bus crosses the two-lane iron-girdered bridge that spans the Río Estrella. There are big signs at the side of the road in both directions.), [2]. The worlds only sloth rehabilitation center. It offers visitors a unique opportunity to get up close to one of the world's least understood creatures. A tour lasts about 2 hours and includes a boat tour. Groups welcome. Drinks available in shop, but no food. Tour/entrance fee is $25pp. You can also stay over night in big, clean rooms with or without A/C and have breakfast with the baby sloths. A double room without A/C costs $96 (May 2009) including breakfast and a shorter tour (without the boat tour, which is $20 extra).  edit
• Playa Negra, (North of town).  edit
• Cahuita National Park, (Entrance south of the town center).  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

• Relax on the beautiful beaches around Cahuita during the day and have some drinks in the few bars in town.
• Walk through the National Park of Cahuita.

[edit][add listing] Buy

There are a few souvenir shops in town. Little grocery store sell the most important stuff.

[edit][add listing] Eat

[edit][add listing] Drink

[edit][add listing] Sleep

There are several Hostels in almost all price classes. On the Playa Negra you can camp for free right on the beach for one night or ask in the hostels if they allow you to pitch your tent in the yard for a couple of dollars. In exchange you can use their showers and restrooms.

• El Encanto Bed & Breakfast, Playa Negra (Just north of town), ☎ +506 2755-0113, [3]. Small high quality hotel 5 minutes walking from the village and close to the Cahuita National Park where sloths, monkeys, birds and other types of wildlife can be seen. The beach is just 100m. dbl from $60. (9.73966,-82.84584) edit

[edit] Contact

[edit] Get out

Several busses heading to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Puerto Limon, Sixaola and San Jose.