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The port city of Limon, about 3 hours
drive from San José, is Caribbean flavor all the way. Capital of
the Afro-Caribbean culture in Costa Rica, Limon possesses dialects
based on English that have survived thanks to the natural barriers
between the Central Valley and the Caribbean coast. Every
October the city dresses up to celebrate its annual Carnival, which
transform the streets into rivers of colors, drumbeats and dance
for an entire week.
The Caribbean coast is generally hot
and wet (averaging 300-500 cm annually). Fortunately, light
breezes blow consistently year-round on the coast, helping keep
things relatively cool along the shores.
The zone is divided into two distinct
regions. North of "Puerto Limon" is a long, straight
coastal strip of broad alluvial plain separated from the sea by
a series of freswater lagoons and extending to
Tortuguero and the Rio Colorado. South of "Puerto
Limon" is the Talamanca coast, a narrow coastal plain brokeen by
occasional headlands and coral reefs and backed by the looming
"Cordillera Talamanca".
Perhaps the most well-known area is
the northern coastal, where Tortuguero National Park and the Barra
del Colorado National Wildlife Refuge protect a vast alluvial flood
plain and the famous Tortuguero Canals. Due to the swamp conditions
of much of the area, there is no road access; only can be reach
by boat or plane.
Limon Province boasts a higher
percentage of its area preserved in national parks and reserves
than any other region of Costa Rica.
Major attractions:
Cahuita National Park, Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge,
Tortuguero National Park,
Hitoy-Cerere Biological Reserve, Barra del Colorado National
Wildlife Reserve.
Activities available: Hiking, Bird watching, boat tours,
sport fishing, Snorkeling, Scuba diving, white water rafting, ocean
and river kayaking, first-class surfing, canoeing and much
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