Cabinas Sol y Mar Golfito
middle of town on the only road Golfito, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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The main activity here is relaxing
Today we head to Playa Zancudo - "Costa Rica's final frontier". To visit here, you should have lots of time, so we are close by, we have 2 days and we have picked only one spot. We're ready!
Zancudo is on the other side of the gulf and the best way to get there is by boat or by water taxi. Nope - My Man may look like David …
Pura Vida, with a price tag
Shane says; After our exhausting wait at Frankfurt airport(s) we had an exhausting 9 hour flight to the Dominican Republic, a 2 hour wait, and another 3 hours of crampy goodness before arriving in the Promised Land, or in this case, Costa Rica. We got in about 6:30am, a quick taxi to the hostel, and we were told we'd have a 4 hour wait before the …
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