Si Como No: Yes and No


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The main restaurant at western Costa Rica's Si Como No resort

Along our Costa Rica drive from the Guanacaste beaches of the northwest to the southernmost Osa Peninsula, we were advised to break our journey into two parts by staying overnight in the Puntarenas region, the halfway mark on the Pacific coast.

We were pointed towards Manuel Antonio and the sustainably-run Si Como No…which proved to be a partially good idea.

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Western Costa Rica: Anatomy of a Vacation

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Osa Peninsula road from Puerto Jimenez to Carete and Corcovado

When Adam’s cousin Minona invited us to her wedding on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, Adam and I clapped a high-five heard ’round the U.S.

We figured that she and her then-fiancee Peter’s far-flung choice of location was a clever ploy to pare down their guest list, but it soon became clear: although the happy couple lives  in New York City and their loved ones are spread from California to Massachusetts, only a scant few invites would come back with regrets.

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