re: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Good Point I forgot to mention. Hire a private driver from San Jose to take you down to Puerto Viejo. It is a long drive and when we took the trip we spent more on drivers than we did lodging but it was worth it b/c we got pulled over by law enforcement trying to shake down tourist for cash and some of the smaller cities on the way are pretty shady.

Also on your way back to San Jose do the Rio Pacuare rafting trip, it was the best white water rafting I have ever done w/ Class 4, 4+ rapids.