Isla Uvita

Uvita Island is one of the most unruffled Islands in Costa Rica. It is so cloistered that is still uninhabited. You can visit Uvita Island. Just rent a boat with a driver. If you go to Cieneguita River, you can find many at the fishing docks. It takes only 15 to 20 minutes to reach the deserted island by a boat. The Island is usually safe for expert wave riders. But if you are a amateur, be very careful as surfing spots are risky with thousands of sharp rocks. Rip currents, sharp coral and jelly fishes made this place even more dangerous.

Uvita Island, or Isla Uvita (Spanish: "little grape island"), officially Isla Quiribrí, is a small 0.8-square-kilometre (0.3-square-mile) island 885 metres (2,904 feet) offshore of the port at Limón on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. The island is 420 metres (1,380 feet) long from north to south and 315 metres (1,033 feet) wide, northwest to southeast.[1] It is currently uninhabited, but there is at least one structure on the island, and a small dock. It is possible to visit the island by renting a boat and a driver at one of the fishing docks on the Cieneguita River.

Christopher Columbus anchored his ships on the island for repairs during his final voyage to America in 1502, and gave the island the name of La Huerta (Spanish: "the orchard").[3] The two-week visit allowed contact with the Indians, who welcomed the Europeans dressed in clothing of gold, which was the reason that some mistakenly attributed to Columbus the naming of Costa Rica (Spanish: "rich coast"), a name which was actually first used by the Royal Audiencia of Panama in 1538.

To visit the Island

Please Call Randall Villa /Asociacion Amigos de la Isla Uvita

Phone +506 7164 5955

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