Puerto Jimenez
People who visit the small town of Port Jim as the tourists call it won t be surfing in the calm waters of Golfo Dulce but there are nearby beaches where you can catch some pretty fantastic waves Sport fishing...
The town of Puerto Jim nez on the eastern coast of the Osa Peninsula is actually a town in two parts separated by a mangrove swamp called the Quebrada Cacao With 2 000 inhabitants this town has the amenities that tourists expect but still retains the laid back atmosphere and easy goingness of la pura vida It can take 10 hours to drive here from San Jos s international airport so most tourists come here just by hopping on a short commuter flight that gets them here in about an hour There are plenty of luxury villas in Puerto Jim nez Costa Rica for the discriminating traveler The town overlooks the Golfo Dulce Dulce or Sweet Gulf to its east and behind it are the jungles of the Osa Peninsula
Most of the Osa Peninsula is tropical forest protected by the Costa Rican government About a third of it is taken up by Corcovado National Park National Geographic has called this the most biologically intense place on earth People lucky enough to visit this park will find a profusion of scarlet macaws as well as other exotic bird life Puerto Jim nez villas may overlook the Golfo Dulce or be situated behind the town and closer to the giant trees In the nearby Corcovado National Park people can see all four of Costa Rica s monkey species tapirs and maybe even a jaguar
