Guidebook for Playa Chiquita
Food Scene
Great local Caribbean fare, in a nice outdoor setting. Try the seafood or fish dishes, or the rondon (traditional soup).
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Restaurante Selvin
Great local Caribbean fare, in a nice outdoor setting. Try the seafood or fish dishes, or the rondon (traditional soup).
Great place to have lunch right on the most picturesque beach. Complete your relaxing day with snorkeling, only steps away on Punta Uva (snorkel gear available for rent at the restaurant).
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Arrecife Restaurante
Great place to have lunch right on the most picturesque beach. Complete your relaxing day with snorkeling, only steps away on Punta Uva (snorkel gear available for rent at the restaurant).
Vegan and vegetarian healthy cafe. Also a hub for meeting like minded individuals on the coast.
La Botanica Organica
Vegan and vegetarian healthy cafe. Also a hub for meeting like minded individuals on the coast.
Excellent family run Argentinian restaurant, one of the highest rated on the entire coast. Dine surrounded by the rain forest.
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El Refugio Grill
Excellent family run Argentinian restaurant, one of the highest rated on the entire coast. Dine surrounded by the rain forest.
Highly recommended, good quality slow food, conveniently located within less than 5 minutes walk from the house.
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Pura Gula Restaurante
Calle Playa ChiquitaHighly recommended, good quality slow food, conveniently located within less than 5 minutes walk from the house.
Pizzeria Pulcinella within the resort - authentic Italian pizza and pasta.
El Nido Lodge - Hotel Puerto Viejo
Pizzeria Pulcinella within the resort - authentic Italian pizza and pasta.
Caribeans Coffee & Chocolate
Amazing breakfast/lunch/coffee in a perfect garden setting. Books for purchase or exchange.
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Cafe Rico
Avenida 69Amazing breakfast/lunch/coffee in a perfect garden setting. Books for purchase or exchange.
Great breakfast/lunch, baked goods, cakes, gelato and coffee.
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Bread & Chocolate
Calle 215Great breakfast/lunch, baked goods, cakes, gelato and coffee.
Activities
Tour company providing excellent opportunities to enjoy the area: jungle zip-treks, cocoa farm and chocolate tours, sea-river kayak tours, fishing, etc. Jungle zip-treks are a must are not to miss.
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Terraventuras Travel & Expeditions
Tour company providing excellent opportunities to enjoy the area: jungle zip-treks, cocoa farm and chocolate tours, sea-river kayak tours, fishing, etc. Jungle zip-treks are a must are not to miss.
Local non-profit eco-tourism organization. Highly recommended for tours: jungle hikes, fishing (including cooking your catch!), turtle watching, cultural tours.
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ATEC Asociación Talamanqueña de Ecoturismo y Conservación
Calle 213Local non-profit eco-tourism organization. Highly recommended for tours: jungle hikes, fishing (including cooking your catch!), turtle watching, cultural tours.
Jungle reserve, ideal for jungle hikes. Great opportunities for wildlife viewing, especially if a local guide is hired.
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Gandoca Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge
36Jungle reserve, ideal for jungle hikes. Great opportunities for wildlife viewing, especially if a local guide is hired.
Beautiful palm fringed beach. Excellent place to spend a half a day, have lunch right on the beach, snorkel, suntan.
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Punta Uva
36Beautiful palm fringed beach. Excellent place to spend a half a day, have lunch right on the beach, snorkel, suntan.
Our local beach. Picturesque palm fringed beach, great for swimming (due to natural, coral pools).
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Playa Chiquita
Calle AzaniaOur local beach. Picturesque palm fringed beach, great for swimming (due to natural, coral pools).
Gecko Trail Costa Rica
Calle 215Full service tour and travel agency.
Great jungle/ beach hikes, wildlife photography.
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Gandoca Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge
36Great jungle/ beach hikes, wildlife photography.
Local wildlife protecting organization which helped re-populate the area with great green macaws. Daily educational tours in a perfect jungle setting.
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Ara Project
Local wildlife protecting organization which helped re-populate the area with great green macaws. Daily educational tours in a perfect jungle setting.
Activities
Amazing personal care services, in a perfect serene jungle setting. Our favourite: the chocolate facial! Registered Massage Therapists and Physiotherapist available.
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Pure Jungle Spa
Amazing personal care services, in a perfect serene jungle setting. Our favourite: the chocolate facial! Registered Massage Therapists and Physiotherapist available.