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HOW TO GET HERE: maps, driving & mailing address

Drive times - approximate - to the Sanctuary. Traffic/construction/rain may add travel time. Due to road conditions, driving atfer dark not advised. From San Jose: 4 hrs 20 min. From Limon: 35 min. From Cahuita 15 min.

MAPS: please scroll down for driving directions

From San José

MAP San Jose to Sloth Sanctuary_030416

From Jaco

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From Tamarindo

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From Limon

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From Liberia

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  • Drive a rental car: GPS Latitude 9.799565   Longitude -82.915112
    Enter destination Aviarios del Caribe. For your safety, do not drive after dark.

FROM SAN JOSÉ AIRPORT

For your safety, do not drive after dark. If your flight arrives after 12PM, spend the night in San José, then drive here the next day.

FASTEST OPTION: Fly Sansa Airlines (2 flights daily at US$91 per person) to Limón, then take a taxi here.

Interbus: Route is Limon/Cahuita/Hone Creek/Puerto Viejo. Advise the driver that you are going to the Sloth Sanctuary (Sanctuario del Perezoso), and they will drop you at our gate.

EasyRide Shuttle: From San José Airport, take 6:30AM shuttle in the direction of Puerto Viejo. Advise the driver that you are going to the Sloth Sanctuary (Sanctuario del Perezosos), and they will drop you at our gate. US$59 per person. Contact them for details.


TAXI

Depending on our resources and time of day, we may be able to call a taxi for you. We request at least one hour’s notice before your required pickup time. Fares to Limón or Puerto Viejo are about US$40.

HOW TO REACH US

New phone number as of October 2021
(requires the WhatsApp app):
+506 6450 0312

Email ContactUs@SlothSanctuary.com

  • If you find an injured or orphaned sloth or a baby sloth without its mother, please call and provide the exact location & GPS coordinates where the sloth was discovered. Use your phone to screenshot the GPS coordinates. Call the police if you see someone exploiting a sloth for tourist photos.
  • Si encuentra un perezoso que requiere ser rescatado, es muy importante que nos indica su ubicación exacta. Se puede obtener la ubicación exacta tomando una captura de pantalla de las cardinales GPS desde su celular.

Mailing addresses
Within Costa Rica

Sloth Sanctuary • PO Box 23-7302 • Cahuita • COSTA RICA

Via our partnership in the USA
Sloth Sanctuary • The Dallas World Aquarium • 1801 N Griffin Street • Dallas TX • 75202 USA