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My guess would be one to two hours to get out of the airport door. I’ve been through in as little as an hour and as long as 2.5 hours.
You could take a cab from the airport to P. Limon for about $160. I’m guessing but I think it’s about 3.5 or 4 hours by cab. I’ve taken a cab lots of times to Siquerres and it’s $130 as of a few months ago. So I’m guessing about $30 or 40 more to Limon. Use the airport cabs if you decide to go by cab and always get the price up front rather than on the meter if you’re going that far. I use a very reliable guy who speaks fairly good English and I’ll pass his cell number to you if you like. His name is Jeffery and he used to be a tour guide.
Take extra care on the streets in P. Limon, and have fun
I’ve noticed that the banks have different rates for converting to colones and different service charges. Might pay to shop around if you’re going to be there a lot and need to use the ATM often. Also, I’ve found that some of the machines will only let me take out small amounts at one time. I think it’s 100,000 colones per transaction. But if I reinsert my card it will allow me to take out anonther 100,000 (about $200 USD) etc. Some will only allow me to withdraw once and that’s it.
I really like Barcelo Palma Real. It’s in a quiet spot and the rooms/service/food are all good there in my opinion.
Hi George:
I suggest you ask your wife to hang on to those Christmas lights for a bit.
I was in a little village called Parismina last Christmas and they were having something that I think translated into “celebration of lights” or something like that. It was beautiful. The whole Christmas/New Years holiday season was like a big family party with tons of Christmas lights. They did things like gather on the beach at night and make a big fire.
There was something else happening around New Years (I think it was New Years) where some of the young men dressed up in scary costumes they made from plants and bark and things they could find around the village. They paraded down the streets of the village scaring the children. It was sort of like Halloween in Canada/US. I’ve been there a number of times so I might have this wrong but I’m almost sure that was around New Years. Does anyone know what that tradition is all about? I recall being told they do it every year.
Rick
http://www.junglejessietours.com Jungle Jessie can organize an inexpensive river fishing trip for you and I think the hotels in that area are really cheap to stay in. (To be up front with you Jessie is my future son-in-law and his business is very new) And there is rio parismina lodge out that way for ocean fishing. It’s not inexpensive. There’s another fishing lodge out there but I can’t recall the name of it. If you go to Rio Parismina Lodge I know a guide there named Alberto Ponce. He’s been guiding there for well over 20 years and he’s great at his job. I could find the link for the other place and post it or send it to you if you’re interested.
http://www.sanbornsinsurance.com/ might be able to provide insurance that covers your car all the way through mexico to Costa Rica, and in C.R. until you nationalize it and buy C. R insurance.
Hi Koty:
I don’t live in C.R. but my daughter lives in Parismina near Siquirres and I’ve been there to visit her several times. I speak with her on the phone often because her Costa Rican boyfriend and her are involved in putting together a business there so she usually give me a weather report. So I’m not an expert on the weather there but I have some input for you; In siquirres it’s hot because it’s off the coast. Parismina is right on the ocean and it gets pretty hot there too but not like Siquirres does. It does not rain every day but most days do have some cloudy periods or partly cloudy periods in the rainy season. Sometimes it rains for short periods of time (mostly at night it seems) but most days seem to be mostly sunny and very warm around that area. There are times, like last week, when it rains a lot for a few days and I was there once when it rained most of the time for about 3 days before the sun came back out. My guess is it gets a bit more rain than other area’s of C.R. I hope this helps a little bit.
As far as bugs go I get eaten alive when I’m in Parismina once the sun goes down. I imagine it’s the same in Siquirres so bring your bug spray. Funny though. My daughter, who’s been living there for most of the last year, like the Costa Ricans, seems less likely to get bit by them now. Must be something to do with diet.
