Sendero de Cocles

Tip

Start early, carry water, and expect mud in the rainy season.

Be careful

Tell someone your route and turn back if the weather turns.

Places nearby

• Caribeans Coffee & ChocolateFood & CoffeeCafe and micro cacao farm a few steps from Playa Cocles: coffee roasted on site, smoothies, breakfast and mocha cake, and a daily chocolate tour with a short jungle hike and a bean-to-bar demonstration.
• The Indulgence Spa (La Costa de Papito)Yoga & Wellness · from $40Treatment rooms in the gardens of La Costa de Papito in Cocles, open to non-guests, with massages, chocolate-based skin treatments, facials and a salon.
• Caribe Sur Puerto Viejo ToursParks & Wildlife · from $60Small Puerto Viejo tour company with a clear-bottom kayak paddle in Punta Uva, sloth-spotting kayak-and-walk trips, hikes to Punta Mona and Kekoldi waterfall and snorkeling in Cahuita.
• Restaurante Lidia's PlaceFood & CoffeeOwner-run local restaurant in a Puerto Viejo neighborhood, praised for coconut rice and beans, a casado visitors rank among the best in the country and fresh lobster and red snapper at fair prices.
• Exploradores OutdoorsSurf, Boats & Diving · takes 11.5 h · from $99Rafting and adventure outfitter with offices in San José and Puerto Viejo, known for Pacuare River trips and Caribbean coast tours.
• Caribe ShuttleTransfers & Rentals · takes 5 hShuttle company based in Puerto Viejo running shared and private transfers across Costa Rica and to Panama and Nicaragua.