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Tucked away on the sand deep in Santa Teresa is this beach lounge that has become a pop-
ular local expat hang at sunset. There's a thatched dining area (meals US$8 to US$16),
timber tables and beanbags stuck in the sand, and hammocks slung in the trees - all per-
fectly positioned for sunset.
Kika LIVE MUSIC
( 2640-0408; 5pm-2am)
This Argentine-owned restaurant is a popular spot for dinner and drinks by candlelight
(Grandma's pork gets rave reviews). But things really pick up after dark on Thursday,
when the local punk-rock-ska cover band takes the stage, attracting a lively crowd for
drinking and dancing. Good band, bad band? Don't think too hard, rockers, there's music
in the air!
La Lora Amarilla CLUB
( 2640-0132; 7pm-2am)
The town's enormous concrete hangar of a dive bar and disco. It is a stone's throw from
Kika, making for an easy flow between both on Thursday (reggae-dub) nights.
Information
Next door to Frank's Place, Banco de Costa Rica ( 9am-4pm Mon-Fri) has a 24hr ATM.
Directly across the street at the Centro Comercial Playa El Carmen you'll find a branch of
Banco Nacional ( 2640-0598; 1-7pm) that can change US dollars and has an ATM.
You can find internet access all over Mal País, but for a start, try Frank's Place on the
main intersection.
There are several grocery stores along the coast. The largest is Super La Hacienda (
7am-8pm) , located 100m north of Cuesta Arriba hostel. The closest gas station is 2km up
the Cóbano road from Playa el Carmen.
A useful website for local info is www.malpais.net .
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