The South Pacific is a unique region with some of the most impressive natural wonders that Costa Rica has to offer, here is the Manuel Antonio and Marine Ballena National Parks, Chirripo, sites in indigenous areas, the Terraba-Sierpe mangroves, the Piedras Blancas National Park, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula and Corcovado National Park. The South Pacific of Costa Rica offers fantastic opportunities for adventure, whale watching tour, sports fishing, diving, surfing, rafting, paragliding, mountain climbing, bird watching, excellent beaches and natural attractions to enjoy.3094

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Authentic CACAO Pura Muba

He who is looking for authentic quality cocoa without artificial additives has found the perfect place. The idea for Cacao Puro Muba Uvita came from Mrs. Sylvia Beita. She is indigenous of the Cabécar tribe of Ujarrás. As a child, she learned from her grandmother how to get the best out of cocoa. For five years now, she and her husband Enrique have created artisan products from cocoa beans.

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INCOME TAX

The new income tax brackets are effective from January 1 to December 31, 2021. An adjustment must be made each year, as provided in Law 7092, and in accordance with the Consumer Price Index.

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Pet Therapy

Pet Therapy, helps to recover from diseases and mental disorders

Most pets are the best friends of humans. They provide company to man and are very beneficial for their health, both mental and physical. Pet therapy involves your pets to help you recover from diseases and mental disorders. ESA doctors review the benefits of owning pets for your health. ESA is termed as an emotional support animal, and ESA doctors are the medical professionals that recommend an ESA on medical terms.

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Turtles travel far – A historic Register

Turtles travel far – A historic Register

On Saturday night, Óscar, director of the Tortuga Beach Reserve (RPT) in Ojochal, had a hunch and decided to accompany some volunteers who would monitor Playa Hermosa. It is a place that in recent months has received dozens of olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) that come to nest.

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SailCargo Ceiba Wooden Cargo Ship

A WOODEN CARGO SHIP, STEAMING HOT UNDER A TROPICAL SUN

Ceiba has been under steady construction ever since her keel was laid on January 8th, 2019. A wooden cargo ship, square-rigged, powered by the wind and a back-up electric engine, her three masts will propel ethically-sourced cargo from her homeport in Costa Rica via Hawai’i islands as far north as Alaska before returning southbound via Canada, the mainland USA, and Mexico. 

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The Neotropical Rattlesnakes – Jingle bells of the Snake World

Neotropical Rattlesnakes, does this word ring a bell to you? I think everyone has heard of them or seen them on television, stealing the show in cowboy movies or nature documentaries. Famous for their rattling tail tip, actually modified scales, being a series of hollow interlocking segments made out of keratin (the same substance as your fingernails.)

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Climate, Mood and Environment - Clima, estado de ánimo y ambiente

Sure Climate, Mood, and Environment are connected!

Sure they are connected! Climate, Mood, and Environment. We are all interested. Today no one can ignore the weather news.
Our weather apps show what’s happening here and in the intercontinental sky up to the minute.

Without looking at the weather every day, nothing is planned anymore, no excursion or event, especially no trip.

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Sierpe Mangrove Boat Tour Costa Rica

The mangrove boat tour with “Kokopelli Mangrove Tours” was amazing and pretty exciting. I was able to see so many animals that I have never seen before in real life. I would highly recommend enjoying this tour if you are interested in the wildlife of Costa Rica and want to learn more about mangroves.

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Maintenance outdoors, mantenimiento de exteriores

Maintenance outdoors, Do it Yourself

The dry season is here! The best time to perform maintenance outdoors. We have just faced one of the strongest rainy seasons in recent years. We can observe a more significant deterioration in our buildings and mainly in outdoor areas that were spaces exposed to inclement weather.

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Here you can find contact information and bus schedules to San Isidro de Perez Zeledon, Quepos, Dominical, Uvita, Palmar, Sierpe, Puerto Jimenez at the Osa Peninsula, Golfito, Ciudad Neily, Panamanian border and David (Panama).

The cheapest way to travel is always by bus, in Costa Rica the public bus transport is very good and you can find buses to reach any part of the country.

On almost all bus routes, there is at least one stop along the way where passengers can stretch out, make use of sanitary services and have a snack. Most units traveling to different destinations are modern and offer amenities to travelers.3094

BUS FROM SAN JOSÉ TO...

QUEPOS5:30 AM   6:00 AM   6:15 AM   7:00 AM   8:30 AM   9:00 AM   10:30 AM   12:00 PM   1:15 PM   2:30 PM   4:00 PM   4:45 PM   5:00 PM   7:30 PM
SAN ISIDRO2771-0412  2221-42145:00 AM   6:00 AM   6:10 AM   7:00 AM   7:40 AM   8:15 AM   9:00 AM   10:00 AM   11:30 AM   12:01 PM   1:00 PM   2:30 PM   3:30 PM   4:00 PM   6:30 PM
UVITA2221-4214  2777-0263

5:30 AM   6:30 AM   7:31 AM   8:30 AM   9:30 AM   10:15 AM   11:00 AM   12:15 PM   1:05 PM   2:00 PM   3:30 PM   4:30 PM   6:40 PM

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214  2777-0263

5:00 AM   5:30 AM   6:30 AM   7:00 AM   7:29 AM   7:31 AM   7:40 AM   8:30 AM   9:30 AM   10:00 AM   10:15 AM   11:00 AM   12:15 PM   1:00 PM   1:05 PM   2:00 PM   2:30 PM   3:30 PM   4:30 PM   6:30 PM   6:40 PM

SIERPE2221-4214 2777-02638:30 AM
PTO. JIMÉNEZ+506 2783 4293 

8:00 AM  12:00 PM

GOLFITO

2221-4214 2777-02636:30 AM  7:00 AM   3:30 PM
C. NEILLY2221-4214  2777-0263

5:00 AM   5:30 AM   7:31 AM   7:40 AM   9:30 AM   10:15 AM   11:00 AM   1:00 PM   1:05 PM   2:00 PM   3:30 PM   4:30 PM  6:30 PM   6:40 PM

PASO CANOASPAN. BORDER5:00 AM   5:30 AM   7:29 AM   7:31 AM   7:40 AM   9:30 AM   10:15 AM   11:00 AM   1:00 PM   1:05 PM   2:00 PM   3:30 PM   4:30 PM   6:30 PM   6:40 PM

 

BUS FROM QUEPOS TO...

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:15 AM, 4:30 AM, 5:00 AM, 6:15 AM, 6:30 AM, 7:45 AM, 8:16 AM, 9:45 AM, 10:40 AM, 12:15 PM, 1:00PM,  1:15 PM, 2:45 PM 5:15 PM

DOMINICAL2221-4214     2777-0263

11:30 AM

UVITA2221-4214     2777-0263

11:30 AM

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

11:30 AM

BUS FROM SAN ISIDRO TO...

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

7:30 AM, 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 9:05 AM, 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM, 10:31 AM, 1:00 PM, 1:15 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:45 PM, 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM

CIUDAD NEILLY

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:45 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 10:40 AM, 12:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:10 PM, 6:30 PM, 9:30 PM

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:45 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:40AM, 12:30 PM, 1:05 PM, 3:00 PM, 4,10 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 9:30 PM

GOLFITO

2221-4214     2777-0263

10:00 AM

BUS FROM UVITA TO...

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

6:30 AM, 6:43 AM, 7:21 AM, 7:30 AM, 7:45 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:05 AM, 11:10 AM, 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM,  7:57 PM

DOMINICAL2221-4214     2777-0263

7:21 AM

QUEPOS2221-4214     2777-0263

7:21 AM

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

9:43 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:01 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:20 PM, 2:28 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:58 PM, 4:30 PM, 5:18 PM, 6:13 PM, 8:02 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:53 PM

GOLFITO2221-4214     2777-0263

11:01 AM, 8:02 PM

CIUDAD NEILLY

2221-4214     2777-0263

 9:43 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:20 PM, 2:28 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:58 PM, 5:18 PM, 6:13 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:53 PM

BUS FROM PALMAR NORTE TO...

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:45 AM, 5:15 AM, 6:05 AM, 6:10 AM, 6:20 AM, 6:21 AM, 6:30 AM,  7:31 AM, 8:30 AM, 8:36 AM,  9:50 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 10:18 AM, 1:00 PM, 1:05 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:01 PM, 6:15 PM, 6:30 PM

SAN ISIDRO

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:45 AM, 6:10 AM, 6:20 AM, 7:31 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:45 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:15 PM

UVITA

2221-4214     2777-0263

 5:15 AM, 6:05 AM, 6:21 AM, 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 8:36 AM, 9:50 AM, 10:15 AM, 1:05 PM, 3:01 PM, 6:30 PM

DOMINICAL2221-4214     2777-0263

6:21 AM

SIERPE2221-4214     2777-0263

2:00 PM

PUERTO JIMENEZ

2221-4214     2777-0263

 9:30 AM, 1:15 PM, 5:30 PM

GOLFITO2221-4214     2777-0263

11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 9:30 PM

CIUDAD NEILLY

2221-4214     2777-0263

12:42 AM, 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 10:45 AM, 12:39 PM, 1:15 PM, 14:24 PM, 3:05 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:02 PM, 4:39 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:13 PM, 6:30 PM, 7:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 9:38 PM, 11,49 PM

BUS FROM SIERPE TO...

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

 6:01 AM

UVITA2221-4214     2777-0263

6:01 AM

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

6:01 AM

BUS FROM PUERTO JIMÉNEZ TO...

CIUDAD NEILLY

2221-4214     2777-0263

5:30 AM, 2:00 PM

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

 5:00 AM, 9:00 AM

BUS FROM GOLFITO TO...

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 13:30 PM

SAN ISIDRO

2221-4214     2777-0263

6:00 AM, 1:30 PM

UVITA

2221-4214     2777-0263

5:00 AM

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 1:30 PM

BUS FROM CIUDAD NEILLY TO...

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

 4:00 AM, 4:40 AM, 4:50 AM, 5:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 7:12 AM, 8:15 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:15 PM, 1:45 PM, 3:30PM, 5:00 PM, 5:10 PM

SAN ISIDRO

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:40 AM, 5:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:15 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:00 PM

UVITA

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 4:50 AM, 7:12 AM, 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:45 PM, 5:10 PM

DOMINICAL

2221-4214     2777-0263

 

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

 4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 4:40 AM, 4:50 AM, 5:00 AM, 7:12 AM, 8:15 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:45 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:10 PM

BUS FROM PASO CANOAS (PAN BORDER) TO...

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214 2777-0263

Lunes - Viernes: 4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 6:50 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:29 AM, 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM 1:20 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM

Sabado - Domingo: 4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:29 AM, 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM 1:20 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214 2777-0263

4:20 AM,  8:00 AM, 8:29 AM, 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:20 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM

SAN ISIDRO

2221-4214 2777-0263

4:20 AM,  8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 4:30 PM

UVITA

2221-4214 2777-0263

4:00 AM,  8:30 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:20 PM, 4:40 PM

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Bus going to Puerto Jiménez Tel. +506 2783 4293 

Bus transportation services

TRACOPA

Transportes Costarricenses Panameños (TRACOPA)
2221-4214 | 2258-8939 | 2290-1308 o al fax 2232-7702

For bus schedule, visit Tracopa Website

Need help planning your Costa Rica vacations? We look forward to helping you!

Email: carlos@ballenatales.com
Phone: +(506) 8946 7134

Empresarios Unidos: 2222-0064
Ersa Vans: 2294-5806/8302-6802
Fantasy Bus: 2232-3681
Interbus: 2283-5573
Musoc: 2771-0414/2222-2422
Transportes Blanco: 2771-2550
Transportes Jaco: 2233-1109
Transportes Morales: 2777-0263
Transportes Quepos: 2777-0743

South Pacific Routes:

Quepos-Dominical 2771-4744
Quepos-San Jose 2777-0263
San Jose-Palmar Norte: 2222-2666
San Jose-Puerto Jimenez: 2771-4744 / +506 2783 4293 
San Jose-Quepos: 2223-5567
San Jose-San Isidro: 2771-3829