chilamate to arenal

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Can anybody tell me anything about the route between Chilamate (Puerto Viejo) and Arenal?
I am interested in the road conditions…any one lane bridges, is any of it not paved, etc?
Also, are all banks closed all week long or just municipal government offices?

[alexgil]

Hi, its all paved. However there are alot of one lane bridges though all of them have the CEDA or give way signs on them so you know easily if its your right of way. Banks are closed until Monday, but in La Virgen, Sarapaqui which is just south (up the hill to Arenal) there is a BCR ATM on the left by El Colono. It takes visa and M-Card for cash withdrawls. With this route, be sure to turn right at the fork in San Carlos where there is a big red and white tower, and look for brown signs with a smoking volcano on them. in Agua Zurcas there is another badly marked right turn from the main highway, but there is a little brown volcano sign. Good luck.

[sprite]

Thanks much. Getting ready to go there now. I will be leaving from Bajo Rodriguez and I just wanted to be sure the route was not as bad as some of the gravel and dirt roads I have driven before. I remember a one lane bridge near Tigre which was in very bad condition. Hope there are no more of those on the way to Chilamate.

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