Playa Cocles
5-10 minutes east of Puerto Viejo, is a long, beautiful beach right in front of the coastal highway, making it easy to pull off the road, park a car and step onto the sand.
The same highway is lined with hotels, restaurants, bars and stores. Just to the east of Cocles is Playa Chiquita, which is not as chiquita as you might think, Cocles and Playa Chiquita there are very low inventory and price per square meter is higher than Playa Negra and Cahuita. Check it out when you are in town!