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You can't miss this place, west of town, with its magic-bus facade. La Fortuna's favorite
bar has a new roots-reggae theme. Sometimes there's live music and sometimes there's DJ
Tio Matteo, but there are always good vibes and lots of love. On Friday and Saturday
nights you can catch a free lift from the church at 9:45pm, 10:45pm or 11:40pm.
Volcán Look
CLUB
This club is reportedly Costa Rica's biggest discotheque outside of San José. It's about
5km west of town, though it's virtually abandoned except on weekends: don't bother
showing up until after 11pm unless you want to dance to the
cumbia
alone.
El Establo
BAR
La Fortuna's raucous bar with an attached disco fronts the bull ring and attracts an ever-en-
thusiastic local following. The age demographic here ranges from 18 to 88. That's almost
always a good thing.
Cosechos
JUICE BAR
A branch of Costa Rica's favorite juice bar is tucked in across the street from Hotel Las
Colinas, and it does wonderful alchemy with fruits and veggies, including a mango-
strawberry-pineapple smoothie, a watermelon-passion-fruit milkshake, and the delicious
watermelon-strawberry-lemon combo.
Shopping
Local artisans converge on the
Lava Lounge
in the evening to display exquisite beaded,
silver and braided bracelets, earrings and necklaces. They'll be lined up and waiting by the
front door almost every night.
Neptune's House of Hammocks
HOMEWARES
(
2479-8269; hammocks US$50-170;
8am-6pm)