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Costa Rica

Explore the seven provinces and their 84 cantons. Businesses are added as they are researched and published.

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Nature and conservation
Manzanillo

Ara Manzanillo

A macaw conservation station near Manzanillo offering reserved guided visits and environmental education.

Local learning
Macaw conservation and education
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Community and culture
Puerto Viejo

ATEC

A Talamanca community organisation connecting visitors with local guides and cultural and nature activities.

Community provision
Community nonprofit
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Local food and cacao
Puerto Viejo

Bread and Chocolate

A bakery and café in central Puerto Viejo making bread, meals and chocolate, with named local ingredient sources.

Local sourcing
Bakery and café
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Local food and cacao
Puerto Viejo

Cacao Huasi

A chocolate shop and restaurant in central Puerto Viejo offering practical classes on turning cacao beans into chocolate.

Local sourcingLocal learning
Chocolate shop and restaurant
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Repair and reuse
Puerto Viejo

Café Rico

A café in Puerto Viejo where readers can buy or exchange used books in several languages.

Reuse
Café and book exchange
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Community and culture
Puerto Viejo

Caribbean Guard

A local association offering community swimming and water-safety learning around Playa Negra and Punta Uva.

Community provisionLocal learning
Community swimming and water-safety learning
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Local food and cacao
Cocles

Caribeans Coffee & Chocolate

A café and cacao farm in Playa Cocles offering an introduction to chocolate making, from cacao trees to finished bars.

Local learning
Family business
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Nature and conservation
Puerto Viejo

Coral Conservation

A Caribbean South organisation describing marine education for children and community art activities about caring for coral reefs.

Local learningCommunity provision
Marine environmental education
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Community and culture
Puerto Viejo

El Puente — The Bridge

A community resource centre in Puerto Viejo describing food, clothing and educational support for Indigenous families.

Community provision
Community nonprofit
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Nature and conservation
Cocles

Finca Tierra

A farm education centre in Cocles offering hands-on residential permaculture courses.

Local learning
Permaculture education centre
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Nature and conservation
Puerto Viejo

Hidden Jungle Beach House

A guesthouse garden in Puerto Viejo offering classes on edible plants and growing food in a small space.

Local learning
Food-growing and garden classes
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Nature and conservation
Playa Chiquita

Jaguar Rescue Center

A wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre near Puerto Viejo, with guided visits focused on resident animals and conservation education.

Local learning
Wildlife rescue organisation
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Local food and cacao
Puerto Viejo

NÚM Restaurant & Wine Bar

A restaurant in central Puerto Viejo whose published menu identifies ingredients from Cahuita and Talamanca.

Local sourcing
Restaurant
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Nature and conservation
Puerto Viejo

The Sloth Conservation Foundation — SloCo

A Puerto Viejo-based organisation working on wild-sloth habitat, conservation education and opportunities to contribute skills.

Local learningCommunity provision
Wildlife conservation organisation
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Public sources reviewed 11 September 2026.
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