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Once the Atlantic coast's principal port, today PUERTO LIMÓN , 165km
east of San José, has a somewhat neglected air. There has been little
activity at the harbour since the big-time banana boats started loading
at Moín , 8km up the headland toward Tortuguero, and to make things
worse, the city was ravaged by the 1991 earthquake, which left a trail
of wrecked buildings in its wake. All in all, the place does have some
rough edges, and while the scare stories Highland Ticos gleefully tell
of the place are a bit exaggerated, it's worth watching your back.
Generally speaking, tourists come to Limón for one of three reasons: to
get a boat to Tortuguero from Moín, to get a bus south to the beach
towns of Cahuita and Puerto Viejo, or to join the annual Carnaval-like
celebration of El Día de la Raza (Columbus Day) during the week
preceding October 12.
The Town
Fifteen minutes' walk around Puerto Limón and you've seen the lot - you
may even spot one of the vultures which occasionally hang out on street
corners. Avenida 2 , known locally as the "market street", is for all
purposes the main... |
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