SERVICES
BANKS
Banco
de Costa Rica - has a branch located in Plaza Jacó.
Banco Nacional - is in the
town center (open Mon -Fri. 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m.).
Banco Popular - farther south,
has a 24 hour ATM for Visa (open Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Saturday
8:30 a.m.-noon.)
Western Union - is toward
the north end of town, oposite of La Bruja resturant.
POST & COMMUNICATIONS
International
Communication Center - located at the Centro Comercial
el Paso, open 7 a.m.-9 p.m., which charges $3 per minute ($2 weekends)
for calls to the U.S.
Post Office - located at the
Centro Commercial el Paso, though the main post office is 150
feet east of the soccer field in Garabito.
INTERNET
Internet
Café - is in the center of town; it's open daily
9a.m.-7 p.m. and charges $6.50 per hour ($1 for the first five
minutes).
MEDICAL
Centro
Medico Bolaños - tel. 643-2323, is at the north
end of town.
Centro Medico Integral - tel.643-3025,
150 feet south of Banco Nacional, is open daily 8 a.m-8 p.m.;
it's above the pharmacy, tel. 643-1127.
POLICE
There's a police station on the
beach, next to Hotel Balcón del Mar, and another police
station, tel. 643-3011 , in Garabito. For OIJ (Costa Rica's equivalent
of the FBI or CID), call tel. 643-1723.
LAUNDRY
Lavandería
Puro Blanco - tel 643-1025, is on the main drag, toward
the south end of town.
Aquamatic - is a coin-operated
self-serve laundry 150 yards further south.
Much
of the information on our site as it relates to Costa Rica is:
 Courtesy
of Christopher P. Baker and Avalon Travel Publishing.
© 2004 Christopher P. Baker. All Rights Reserved.
Spanish Abroad, Inc. highly
recommends Christopher P. Baker's book: Moon
Handbooks Costa Rica. Click on the image to visit
his website where you can purchase this book or find out more
about the author.
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