Stock Photo - Located in southern Limon, lies the Costa Rican surfer town of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and the tiny beach communities south of it­ Cocles, Playa Chiquita, Punta Uva and Manzanillo. A 11 mile-long necklace of small sandy coves lined with palm trees bending and swaying over the waters edge; reggae music playing out of cheerful rustic cafes and pastel painted shacks that line a mostly dirt road; and exotic primary forest alive with sloths and parrots and monkeys sometimes just yards from the shore.Pictured: Kara Vinchoff holding a baby three-toed sloth ( Bradypus variegatus ), 11, at Jaguar Rescue Center in Playa Chiquita.

Stock Photo: Located in southern Limon, lies the Costa Rican surfer town of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and the tiny beach communities south of it­ Cocles, Playa Chiquita.