Soda Pura Vida (Santa Teresa)
Sodas & Local Food · Nicoya Peninsula · Soda · local food
Local soda on Santa Teresa's main road - the budget pick for typical Costa Rican food among the strip's pricier restaurants.
Dishes to try
casado · gallo pinto
Contact & directions
- Location: 9.6409, -85.1647 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Playa Santa TeresaBeach · FreeMiles of pale sand, consistent surf and black-rock points — the beach that turned a dirt-road village into the Nicoya Peninsula's surf and yoga capital.
- Playa SueñosBeach · Free · hidden gemA wide, clean stretch of white sand between Playa Carmen and central Santa Teresa with shade trees along the back.
- Playa Carmen (Mal País)Beach · FreeA long surf beach just south of Santa Teresa with a more relaxed feel, forest behind the sand and beginner-friendly waves.
- Mal País Tide Pools (Mar Azul)Swimming spot · FreeNatural 'hot tubs' carved into the volcanic rock shelf at Mal País: when the sea pulls back, it leaves clear pools full of little fish, some barrel-sized, some big enough to float in.
- Playa Hermosa (Santa Teresa)Beach · FreeA wide, jungle-backed beach a few minutes north of Santa Teresa with no buildings on the sand and some of the most consistent beginner-friendly waves on the coast.
- Mal País fishing harbor (Playa Muelle)Landmark · Free · hidden gemPast the last surf hotels, Mal País ends at a small fishing harbor on a little cove: boats heading out for snapper, wahoo and roosterfish, and the departure point for fishing, snorkel and SUP trips into the Cabo Blanco marine area.