Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a town in southeast Costa Rica, on the Caribbean coast. It’s known for the Salsa Brava surf break and beaches like black-sand Playa Negra. The Jaguar Rescue Center rehabilitates wild cats and other animals. Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge has rainforest, wetlands and mangroves. To the north, Cahuita National Park protects a large coral reef and has a shipwreck dive site.
According to international surveys, local people of Costa Rica are the happiest people on the planet! Costa Rica is a country blessed with rich vegetation, wonderful landscapes, colonial cities with a special character, vivid colors and hospitable people. This enchanting world will amaze you with its stunning beauty, its music and its hot flavors. Amongst beaches, active volcanoes, and tropical forests, you will notice that Costa Ricans are totally connected with the World Cup and their local saying: "Pura Vida", meaning “simple life” or “pure life” that it is more than just a phrase, it is a way of life!
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