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Cahuita is a small yet lively village on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, about 27 miles from Puerto Limón. As the highway from San Jose to Limon has recently been completed, the area is only just being discovered by tourists, so you can often find beautiful Negra Beach, or Playa Negra, fairly empty.
The fine black sand Cahuita Beach is of volcanic origin and looks curious but is no problem to walk on.
The beach offers great swimming, snorkeling and diving opportunities, especially on the coral reef which stretches between Black Beach and White Beach and is part of Cahuita National Park. The abundance of marine life is astonishing.
Cahuita National Park, Limon, Costa Rica
The drive from San Jose takes about 3 hours:
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