The hotel description stated there was shuttle service into the town of Liberia. Nothing was stated whether it was complimentary or if there was a charge for using the shuttle service. The trip was 50 minutes and a return trip cost the four of us $80USD. Part of the trip was the road we took from the airport to our hotel. From a distance the topography is brown but up close there are patches of green. There were a few controlled fires burning. Liberia is dry and dusty and far from being developed touristically unlike for example Playa de Carmen outside of Cancun. There were a few shops selling to tourists. We went to the supermarket and bought a kilo of Costa Rican coffee for $9 and some aged rum for $14. The church was ugly fabricated with cement slabs. The return trip was a bit more interesting as we cut through backroads and saw fields of sugar cane. The soil has a reddish tinge to it.
“Travels to a Different Time”: March 2004: Puntarenas Costa Rica: The Shuttle Bus into Liberia
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