
Looking for lonely, palm fringed, sandy beaches? ...a romantic hideaway for two? ... or a quiet place to share with family or friends?
This beach cottage (#1), at right (click
image for interior view), is the smallest one, equipped with a double bed, a
dining area, a kitchenette with a small fridge, electric stove, pots, dishes
and kitchen sink, a bathroom with warm-water shower, and a porch with hammock.
Beach cottage #2, left, features two floors. Upstairs
is a sleeping room with a queen-size bed (can be separated into two twin beds
if needed) and a small porch with hammock. Downstairs has an equipped kitchen
with fridge, gas stove, pots, dishes and kitchen sink, dining area, bathroom
with warm-water shower and a spacious porch. There is also an additional twin
bed.
The third cottage, right (click image for interior view), features
two sleeping rooms upstairs, one with a double bed and the other one with two
twin beds; downstairs we have a kitchen equipped with a fridge, a gas stove,
kitchen sink, dishes and pots and a spacious semi-open living room/ porch with
dining area and hammock and a bathroom with warm-water shower.
All three beach houses are built in typical Caribbean style in tropical hard wood, painted in lively colors with white "ginger bread" trimmings. We are located right on Puerto Viejo's magical black sand beach about 1.5 km from the village center. Close by is a store for basic provisions. We like to maintain a private and a tranquil atmosphere.
Only about a 10 minute walk up the beach begins the wetland area Río Carbón which stretches all the way up to the border of Cahuita National Park, another 30 minute walk, as its buffer zone and a birder’s paradise.
All cottages feature wall fans, mosquito nets and wireless high speed Internet access.
High Season Rates (Dec. 1-April 30 and July 1-August 31)
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Puerto Viejo is located on the Southern Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.
If you are coming from San José by direct public bus (leaving S.J. daily from "Terminal del Caribe" at 6:00am, 10am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:00pm) or by private vehicle, have the driver let you off at the first "Playa Negra" bus stop just as the highway meets the beach in front of the "Pulperia Violeta" 1 km before the village. Take the road to the west (left as you view the beach) about 300 meters. We are right next to Cabinas Black Sands.
For private transportation we recommend the bilingual driver José Valverde. He'll pick you up at any hour at the airport or hotel and bring you to our doorstep. To make arrangements call ++506 8844-2109 or email americanatravelcr@yahoo.com
Mauricio Salazar, one of the area's most experienced nature guides, will take you on hikes into the Keköldi Indigenous Reserve ($25 per person) or birdwatching tours in our own private nature reserve ($15 per person)
Bring hiking shoes!
Mailing address: Mauricio & Waltraud, Playa Negra, Puerto
Viejo de Limón, Costa Rica, Central America
Tel./FAX (506) 2750-0119
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Check out the ample information about our area: map, climate,
cultural and natural history on the website of Talamanca Discovery