The best time to visit Cabuya, month by month
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The easiest time to visit Cabuya is the dry season, from about December to April, when roads are dry, the Mal País back road is usually open and…
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How to get to Cabuya, when to come, how the tides work and what to bring.
Guides
Cabuya, Costa Rica: a guide to the village at the end of the road
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Cabuya is a small fishing village at the southern tip of Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula, where the road from Montezuma ends at Cabo Blanco Nature…
Cabuya tides: how to time the island walk and tide pools
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Cabuya has two high tides and two low tides most days, and each low tide comes roughly 50 minutes later than the day before. To walk to the island…
Getting to Cabuya: ferry, flights, buses and the road
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Most people reach Cabuya from San José by driving to Puntarenas, taking the car ferry to Paquera and driving down through Cóbano and Montezuma, about…