Side Trip to San Jose

We made a trip inland to San Jose and enjoyed the four hour drive up the coast and through some beautifully forested countryside. But the most unusual and interesting portion of the trip was just south of Jaco, where locals have taken to feeding the wildlife living under a bridge...

The crocodiles in Rio Savegre are well fed by the locals and visitors who can purchase a dead chicken and toss it from the bridge. Definitely not a place to go swimming!

The road to San Jose winds through some rugged jungle, along rural villages, close to the coastline near Jaco, and then turns inland to the city where traffic becomes more congested as the urban center nears. But shopping is great there with a variety of stores, movie theaters, restaurants, and even a very American-style shopping mall.

Beach near Jaco

San Jose, Costa Rica