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Tortuguero offers something for all tastes and levels of activity.
There are several decent restaurants in town. You can get anything from traditional Costa Rican dishes (casados) like rice
and beans with chicken, fish, steak or a pork chop and salad to Caribbean dishes cooked with coconut milk. Some restaurants
offer excellent pizzas and lasagna (even made with heart of palm.). There are also restaurants that can cater to various dietary
restrictions. Most dishes are about $6-10 including a natural fruit drink. We have potable water in the village but bottled
water is available in all the local general stores (pulperias). There is a small bakery right next door.
Apart from the famous waterways, the Tortuguero national park also offers a visitor's center and a walking trail which
is a short walk from the village. They have one-day tickets available for $10 (kids under 12 pay $1 per day). Canoes and kayaks
are available for rent in the village.
The ocean is too rough to swim most of the year but can sometimes be pleasant during the traditionally calm times of the
year during Feb-April and Sept-Oct. Ask the locals about the current conditions.
IMPORTANT
You will need to bring dollars or colones sufficient for transport, tours and lodging to Tortuguero. There are no banks or
ATMs here and traveller's cheques can only be changed locally with a hefty commission charge. Only the souvenir shops will
take credit cards.
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