Kon-Tiki

Península de Nicoya


Along the road from Avellanas, this low-key and inviting place has a rambling collection of colorful cabins on stilts, and is highly popular with surfers and howler monkeys. Bathroom facilities are shared. In the middle of it all is a rickety pavilion where guests swing in hammocks and devour pizza and other affordable fare.

A popular new bar serves creative cocktail infusions and hosts live music on the regular.


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