Puerto Limon

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Puerto Limón
Port of Entry
09°59.156'N, 083°01.371'W Chart icon.png
lat=9.98593 | lon=-83.02285 | zoom=14 | y
During 2011 a number of ships were robbed at gunpoint in the harbour, both at anchor and on the dock. Whilst to date no cruising yachts have been targeted, visitors should be wary.

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Charts

See Costa Rica.

Weather

See Costa Rica.

Passages

See Costa Rica.

Islands

Isla Uvita

Isla Uvita/wiki/Puerto_Limon#Isla_Uvita
Island icon Isla Uvita [[Puerto Limon#Isla Uvita|Isla Uvita]] 09°59.620'N, 083°00.689'W

Communication

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Navigation

Entering the harbour is straight forward. There is plenty of deep water to the north, east and southeast of the commercial harbour. The only offshore concern to navigation is Isla Uvita which is a small, easy-to-see, island northeast of the commercial harbour.

Entrance

Puerto Limon is a port of entry/exit for Costa Rica. For details see Entrance: Costa Rica.

Berthing

Most yachts do not dock in the commercial harbor but anchor off.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

None.

Anchorages

Puerto Limon Anchorage

Puerto Limon Anchorage/wiki/Puerto_Limon#Puerto_Limon_Anchorage
Anchorage icon Puerto Limon Anchorage [[Puerto Limon#Puerto Limon Anchorage|Puerto Limon Anchorage]] 09°59.168'N, 083°00.847'W
Anchor in 10 - 16 m depth.

Amenities

Facilities
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Services
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Provisioning

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Store name1/wiki/Puerto_Limon#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EStore_name1.3C.2Fspan.3EProvisions icon Store name1 [[Puerto Limon#Store name1|Store name1]] DD.dddDD.ddd description, location, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Eating out

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Name/wiki/Puerto_Limon#.27.27.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EName.3C.2Fspan.3E.27.27Eatingout icon Name [[Puerto Limon#Name|Name]] DD.dddDD.ddd description, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Transportation

  • Limón International Airport

See also Costa Rica.

Tourism

History

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Places to Visit

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Friends

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Forums

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Links

References

See Caribbean.

Comments

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