Cahuita
The name Cahuita seems to have its roots in the old native language terms “Kawe”, from the Spanish “Sangrillo” a type of local tree with yellow flower and the term “Ta” that means “Point”: that is Sangrillo Point. The Misquito Indigenous people coming from the Nicaraguan border were the first settlers in this area.
Cahuita is located some 20 km (13 m.) north of Puerto Viejo and slowly expands along an ocean that offers long stretches of black sand beaches interrupted by rock formations and a marine section of the National park with white-sanded beaches and turquoise sea.
According to a local historian the town was officially founded in 1925 when the then president Alfredo Gonzales Flores bought a property from the Smith’s, the very first Cahuita settlers. The property, those days cost 500 colones – one dollar, and was donated by the president to locals that had helped him during a sea storm.
Cahuita's charm is alive an kicking, ready to steal your attention. Notes of Calypso music fill the air. Ask for or buy a record of Cahuita's most famous resident singer and composer Walter Ferguson. When I say” ask for “ I mean ask the locals where in the village he normally sits to observe his Cahuita and where he lets his mind wonder when composing his music. A "rejuvenating" experience!
The spirit of the Carribbean is perhaps more present here than in Puerto Viejo.
Cahuita is indeed lively and joyfully, nature is abundant, flowers and colors wrap you along with scents of creole cuisine. For you, culture and nature lovers this is a place not to be missed!
See also Cahuita National Park.
Cahuita is located some 20 km (13 m.) north of Puerto Viejo and slowly expands along an ocean that offers long stretches of black sand beaches interrupted by rock formations and a marine section of the National park with white-sanded beaches and turquoise sea.
According to a local historian the town was officially founded in 1925 when the then president Alfredo Gonzales Flores bought a property from the Smith’s, the very first Cahuita settlers. The property, those days cost 500 colones – one dollar, and was donated by the president to locals that had helped him during a sea storm.
Cahuita's charm is alive an kicking, ready to steal your attention. Notes of Calypso music fill the air. Ask for or buy a record of Cahuita's most famous resident singer and composer Walter Ferguson. When I say” ask for “ I mean ask the locals where in the village he normally sits to observe his Cahuita and where he lets his mind wonder when composing his music. A "rejuvenating" experience!
The spirit of the Carribbean is perhaps more present here than in Puerto Viejo.
Cahuita is indeed lively and joyfully, nature is abundant, flowers and colors wrap you along with scents of creole cuisine. For you, culture and nature lovers this is a place not to be missed!
See also Cahuita National Park.