Puerto viejo de talamanca costa rica5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() If you are interested in birds and conservation, check out the Macaw Recovery Network. You will hear a symphony of birds every morning! You can see beautiful tropical birds like Great Green Macaws, Keel-billed and Black Mandibled Toucans, kingfishers, hummingbirds and many more. The surfing beaches are Playa Cocles (most popular for lessons), Playa Grande Manzanillo and Playa Negra. When there’s a swell on the Caribbean side, surfing is awesome in Puerto Viejo. This is one of the best things to do in Puerto Viejo if you’re interested in culture. They also sell various chocolate items and other handmade trinkets which make for excellent souvenirs. ![]() It is recommended to book a tour through a tour company since you will need transportation and a bilingual guide (the BriBri have their own language and only a few members of the family speak Spanish). The indigenous communities in Costa Rica are in need of more help from tourism so by visiting them, you can help their community’s economy. This is one of our favorite cultural tours in Costa Rica since you get to learn about the traditions of a community that spans centuries. They also show how they make things like a bow and arrow and other items out of the trees and plants. The BriBri tour also includes a small chocolate tour since they have a very deep connection to cacao (only women can make chocolate since they believe the tree used to be a women and the god Sibu turned her into a tree, thus chocolate being called the drink of gods). ![]()
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