Total Time: 10 days
Exchange Rate: 510 colones/dollar but everyone pretends it’s 500 even—good for us!
Cost of a Typical Dinner: 4000 colones includes chicken or fish, rice, beans, salad and a batido (milkshake)
Number of Cities Visited: 8
Number of Public Buses: 15
Number of Boats: 0
Number of Taxis: 2
Number of Hot Showers: 5
Favorite Place: Uvita
Least Favorite Place: Puntarenas
Best Food: Jungle Cafe fish tacos
Worst Food: Gallo and we were dumb enough to try it twice the same day
Number of Illnesses: 2 (ingrown toenail and back spasm)
Places to Visit Next Time: Montezuma
Most Popular Saying: Pura vida maje.
Local Beers (listed by preference):
1. Pilsen
2. Imperial
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