Puerto Viejo
Caribbean, Costa Rica
Puerto Viejo is the heart of the Caribbean coast, colorful, bike-friendly and a little wild. Evenings bring reggae and rice and beans at a family soda, and the walk to the beach often comes with a sloth overhead. People from dozens of countries live here alongside Tico, Afro-Caribbean and Bribri families. Services are basic, and high season gets busy and loud.
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