Playa Chiquita
Playa Chiquita south of Puerto Viejo (de Talamanca), Costa Rica

The ocean water is very warm in October. It is so farm that it is not refreshing. The ocean is very calm in October. There are corals along the beach from Puerto Viejo all the way to Manzanillo. There are quite a few streams flowing into the ocean and so during the rainy season the water is quite muddy and chilly.

I have seen a snake and some poison frogs in the little forested area between the beach and the road. Most hotels are located west of the beach road, but it is really no big deal to walk extra 50 yards and cross the road. Army ants are all over the place and so are the leaf-cutter ants.