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too, but those get night noise from the lively bar and restaurant, which flaunts tasty sea-
food
tipica
and bad behavior.
Restaurante El Parque
RESTAURANT
( 2471-1090; cnr Calle 2 & Av 0; mains US$4-7; 6am-9:30pm)
This popular spot facing the plaza has some of the best eats in town, and it's open early if
you're looking to get your coffee fix before setting out on the river.
Information
Banco Nacional
( 2212-2000; Av 1 btwn Calles 0 & 1)
Close to the central park and soccer
field, changes cash and traveler's checks and has a 24-hour ATM.
Cruz Roja
(Red Cross;
2471-2025, 2471-1037; cnr Calle 2 & Av 1;
24hr)
On the west side
of the plaza if you need basic medical assistance or supplies.
Internet.com
(
2471-1515; Av 0 btwn Calles 0 & 1; 8am-7pm;
per hr US$1)
Post office
(
8am-noon & 1-5:30pm Mon-Fri)
One block west of the bus station.
Orientation
The last stretch of paved road along Hwy 35 is home to a few restaurants, the post office
and a gas station. If you continue north past Los Chiles on the rutted dirt road, you'll find
yourself in the dusty no-man's-land en route to a border crossing you won't be allowed to
use.
Drivers: hang a left (west) off the highway when you see the sign for Palí grocery store.
The bus terminal is tucked behind Soda Pamela on Av 1. The docks are located about 1km
west of the bus terminal. Before hopping on the boat to Nicaragua, you need to stop at
mi-
gración,
across the street from Hotel Tulipán.
Getting There & Away
Drivers usually get here via Hwy 35 from Muelle. Skid marks and reptilian road kill do
break up the beautiful monotony of orange groves, sage-blue pineapple fields and dense
sugarcane plantations. More scenic, if a little harder on your chassis, is the decent dirt road
running for 50km from Upala, through Caño Negro, passable for normal cars throughout
the dry season.
