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At a glance
Ojochal is a small village in the hills just back from the Costa Ballena, the stretch of the South Pacific coast between Dominical and Sierpe in Osa canton, Puntarenas. It sits a few minutes inland from the Costanera highway, among forested ridges, creeks and fruit farms, with quiet beaches close below.
The village is known for an unusually international mix of residents, many of them French-Canadian and European, and for a cluster of small restaurants that is out of proportion to its size. Daily life is simple: a few shops, a school, local sodas and dirt roads climbing into the hills.
The coast here is protected. Marino Ballena National Park, a short drive north, guards the beaches and reefs where humpback whales arrive to calve in two seasons a year, and the mangroves and river mouths to the south, such as Boca Coronado, are part of the wider Térraba-Sierpe wetlands. Inland there are waterfalls in the forest, including Cascada Pavón, and plenty of birdlife, from toucans to scarlet macaws.
Ojochal suits people who want rainforest, ocean and a small but lively community without the busier surf towns. Land in the hills often comes with creeks, springs and forest, and roads can be steep, so a four-wheel-drive vehicle is worth having.
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On Costa Rica's South Pacific coast, in Osa canton, Puntarenas, a little inland from the Costa Ballena between Dominical and Sierpe.
Its international community and restaurants, nearby quiet beaches, Marino Ballena National Park and rainforest waterfalls.
Humpback whales visit the waters of Marino Ballena National Park in two seasons each year, from both the northern and southern hemispheres; local tour operators can advise on the best months.
The village is easy to reach from the Costanera highway, but many roads into the hills are steep and unpaved, so a four-wheel-drive vehicle helps, especially in the rainy season.
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Photos: Cover · Boca Coronado river mouth, south of Ojochal · Federico Mata / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
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