Santa Elena Town Center
Landmark · Monteverde
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The compact hub of Monteverde life: a small cobbled triangle where the main roads meet, packed with tour desks, cafes, bakeries, a supermarket and the bus stops for the reserves.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 1 h
- Best time
- evening
- Kids
- 6 / 10
- View
- 3 / 10
- Crowds
- 6 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 0 / 10
- Location
- 10.31651, -84.82434 — Google Maps
Tip
Parking in the center is tight; after 5 p.m. the Banco Nacional lot is usable, so come for dinner and stay for an evening stroll.
Be careful
Keep bags in front of you at crowded bus stops and don't leave valuables visible in parked cars.
Places nearby
- Tree House RestaurantFood & CoffeeSanta Elena's best-known restaurant is built around a giant ficus tree whose branches run through the dining room.
- Raulito's Pollo AsadoFood & CoffeeSimple outdoor stand in central Santa Elena known for juicy rotisserie chicken with cassava at low prices.
- Boca2 CaféFood & CoffeeBright little café on a plant-filled patio with bagel sandwiches, quesadillas, smoothies and good coffee.
- Orchid Coffee & RestaurantFood & CoffeeCozy café with a terrace next to the Orchid Garden, known for handmade cakes, crepes, paninis and a long breakfast list.
- Restaurante Tico y RicoFood & CoffeeDowntown Santa Elena restaurant serving homemade Costa Rican food in generous portions, from hearty breakfasts to casados and chifrijo, open from early morning to night.
- Frog Pond of Monteverde (Ranario)Parks & WildlifeA frog house in Santa Elena with more than 25 species of frogs, toads and other amphibians in terrariums built to mimic their habitats.
Sources: Wikidata Q11999560 · https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Santa_Elena_(Costa_Rica) · https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11999560 · http://montetours.com/blog/free-activities/ · https://mytanfeet.com/activities/5-free-things-to-do-in-monteverde/