Costa Rica Guide
Limón Province and the Caribbean coast
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Highlights
1 Carnival, Puerto Limón Revellers in Afro-Caribbean costumes and spangly tops parade through the streets to a cacophony of tambourines, whistles and blasting sound-systems.
2 ATEC tours Learn about traditional plant remedies and indigenous history on a tour to the Bribrí and Cabécar villages, led by the grassroots organization ATEC and locals whose families have been in the area since the eighteenth century.
3 Playas Cocles, Uvita and Manzanillo The idyllic beaches of Cocles, Uvita and Manzanillo dot one of the most beautiful stretches of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast.
4 Tortuguero Canal Spot moss-covered sloths, chattering spider monkeys and crocodiles and caiman as you float up the beautiful Tortuguero Canal.