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Few tourists make it to LOS CHILES , a border settlement just 3km
from the Nicaraguan frontier, and other than soaking up the town's end-of-the-world
atmosphere, there's little to do, except perhaps try to rent a boat or
horse to go to Caño Negro , 25km downstream on the Río Frío. The only
other reason you might come to Los Chiles is to cross the Nicaraguan
border, although the majority of travellers still cross at Peñas
Blancas, further west on the Interamericana. Two buses per day run from
La Coca-Cola in San José to Los Chiles (at least 5hr). The San José bus
stops right outside the Mercado Central, while buses arriving from
Ciudad Quesada often stop close to the docks.
Although Los Chiles has no official tourist information , the travel
agency Servitur offers good advice, and everyone in town knows the
current bus schedules and the times of the river-boat to the Nicaraguan
border, though you'll need Spanish to ask around. Migración (officially
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; tel 471-1153) can answer more detailed enquiries, but
it often closes before 5pm - get there by 3pm to be safe. You can
supposedly change dollars and travellers' cheques at the Banco Nacional
on the north side of the soccer field (Mon-Fri 8am-3.30pm).
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