subject: A Cute Town With Great Attractions - Cahuita, Costa Rica [print this page] If you are looking for the big fans of the Southern Caribbean region of Costa Rica, hey, I am one! Although I've been to Puerto Viejo at least four times, I never made it to its neighboring village, Cahuita, which is much smaller that Puerto Viejo, but has everything you need!
Hotels and cabins fill the rest of the nooks and crannies along the lovely beach which ends at the entrance of Cahuita National Park.
Some of cahuita's attractions are:
Cahuita National Park
The main path towards this gorgeous well maintained and managed park is a bridge from the town of Cahuita to the registration office. Here, you will sign in. Show your generosity, if you are feeling so of course, donate money for the entrance fee.
Apart from being in a spectacular place, you get to relax and get away from everything. You can also enjoy the best snorkeling in all of Costa Rica. If you are feeling generous it is a good idea to donate money for the entrance fee.
Chocolate Tour
In the early 1900's, Costa Rica was famous for being the top exporter of Cacao plant which is better known as chocolate. The seed was so valuable once that it was actually used as currency!
Those golden, rather, chocolate days are gone since banana plantations have gradually taken their place, but luckily, the Cacao Trails Tour allows you to fully immerse yourself in the "what-once-was" with a reenactment of the scene back in the 20's. As a bonus, you get to see how chocolate used to be made back then which is a quite similar process today except for the new machinery.
I must say that I'm not a big fan of chocolate. But after watching the natural process and super flavorful ingredients, I couldn't help myself but eating a few!
But there is not only the cacao tour available, yes it is the center of attraction but there are many more interesting things to see such as medicinal gardens, the living quarters of the BriBri Indians, who inhabit the nearby Talamanca Mountains.
