Jacó Street Murals
Landmark · Jacó & Herradura
Jacó's walls double as an open-air gallery: the local ArtifyJacó project has covered buildings, parking lots and even utility poles with big, colorful murals.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 1 h
- Best time
- morning
- Kids
- 7 / 10
- View
- 3 / 10
- Crowds
- 3 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 1 / 10
- Location
- 9.61327, -84.62648 — Google Maps
Tip
Start at the Más x Menos parking lot (three murals), then wander Calle Morales, Calle Madrigal and the side streets off the main avenue; small pieces hide on the electric poles.
Be careful
Keep an eye on your belongings in busy town centres, and dress respectfully if you go inside a church.
Places nearby
- Lemon ZestFood & Coffee · takes 1.5 h–2 hA long-running chef-owned restaurant in central Jaco, open since 2007, for an evening of gourmet cooking and good wine.
- Patisserie ManonFood & CoffeeFrench patisserie 50 m north of the Red Cross on Pastor Díaz Avenue, praised for croissants, cinnamon rolls, sandwiches, breads and cakes, with a few tables and a lounge couch at the back.
- AXR JacóTours & Adventure · takes 1 h–6 h · from $60Jacó's long-running off-road outfitter, taking riders on ATVs, buggies and dirt bikes up rainforest trails and riverbeds behind town to mountain viewpoints and waterfall pools.
- Pachis Pan and BakeryFood & CoffeeLong-running local bakery open from early morning to evening: beef empanadas, churros, tres leches cake, sweet and savory breads and very cheap coffee.
- Green Room CafeFood & Coffee · takes 1 h–2 hA lively all-day cafe-restaurant on Jaco's main street, popular for brunch, healthy plates and cocktails, with live music in the evenings.
- Los Mahi Tacos del CholoFood & CoffeeSmall taco spot across from Jacó Walk, famous for fresh mahi-mahi fish tacos with sriracha sauce.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/1023119896 · https://beachhomecostarica.com/2021/09/08/top-free-things-to-do-around-jaco/ · https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Jac%C3%B3