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the words of the owners - think, drink and link (yes, there are computer terminals and wi-fi
access). The banana smoothies are memorable, too.
Rock Bottom Bar & Grill
BAR
(Beach Rd off Hwy 413; noon-2am)
Rock Bottom is a 'tree-house'-style bar situated
next to the Casa Verde Guesthouse (
Click here
) in the Sandy Beach neighborhood. It has
ladies nights, surf videos, tasty bar snacks (buffalo wings and mozzarella sticks) and a nov-
el, less tacky version of karaoke that it calls the 'Acoustic Jam.' This is the kind of place
that looks like a postdrunken disaster area by day, but come after dark and it's a charmer.
Shopping
Uncharted Studio
GALLERY, CUSTOM T-SHIRTS
(
www.theunchartedstudio.com
;
PlazadeRecreo; 10am-5pm)
This excellent and ex-
tremely hip gallery, right on the central square, deals the work of local artists, cool custom
T-shirts, screen prints and paintings. If you're going for some local artwork that's a discern-
ing cut above the painfully cheesy airbrushed pictures of dolphins and whales, this is the
place to look.
Lazy Parrot Tropical Gift Shop
GIFT SHOP
( 787-823-5654;
www.lazyparrot.com
; Lazy Parrot Inn, Hwy 413 Km 4.1;
9am-6pm)
In the Lazy Parrot Inn, this shop is a must-stop for parrot lovers. You will also
see Lisl Voigt's handmade sea-glass jewelry here.
Information
Emergency
Police station( 787-823-2020)
In the south corner of the village off Nueva.
Internet Access
Banana Dang (
www.bananadang.com
; Hwy 413 Km 4.1; per 30min $3; 7am-7pm
Mon & Wed-Sat, 9am-7pm Sun)
Wi-fi and terminals available here.
Surf's Up (Hwy 115 Km 12; per 30min $3; 6am-8:30pm)
Internet, wi-fi, coffee and
bagels
.
