Princess Panama Canal Cruise
Limón | Costa Rica
15 Dec 2018 | Sat
Day 07 of 09
Limón Costa Rica
Puerto Limón, commonly known as Limón, is the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as the cantón of Limón in Costa Rica. It is the second-largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is home to the Afro-Costa Rican community.
Due to limited time at this destination, we decided to take a bus tour of the city. In the end, we did not get to see too much, but our tour guide Aileen (and driver Alex) was one of the best we’ve ever had.
Something we did not know – Costa Rica is the world leader in snake antivenom. They are also one of the top producers of bananas. They stopped at one of the banana fields and picked a banana flower when peeling each layer back you can see tiny little “baby” bananas, they will eventually grow into larger bananas.
We also passed by large banana processing facilities that ship out across the world.
We also stopped by a food stand that had local fruit and food. All very tasty!
Costa Rica is also known for its earthquakes. One of the worst in their history hit Limón in April 1991. This earthquake’s 6.1 feet (1.86 m) uplift forever changed the beaches here by replacing them with coral and sand bluffs.
Limón Costa Rica
