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Arrival and information
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Scores of
buses
arrive from San JosAŠ every day. The bus stop is on the corner of C 2 and Paseo de los Turistas, near the old train tracks and the old dock that juts out into the gulf.
Local services
from Manuel Antonio and Quepos arrive just across the street from the San JosAŠ bus stop, as do buses from Liberia and the daily service from Santa Elena, which currently arrives at about 9.30am.
The town centre is just a few blocks northwest of the San JosAŠ bus stop. Here you'll find banks, the municipal market, and a slew of cheap hotels. The Banco de Costa Rica, Banco de San JosAŠ and the Banco Nacional, virtually next to each other on the north shore near the docks area, offer
currency exchange
. If you get stuck, hotels like the
Gran Hotel Chorotega
can probably help you out, or you could try the more upscale ones like the
Tioga
, although these normally only change dollars for their own guests. Though it's easy enough to get around on foot,
taxis
scoot through the town, and can be flagged down. You can also wave down the
buses
that ply Avenida Central - the last stop is in front of the
Playa Naranjo ferry dock
at the western end of town. Other useful information
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