Puerto Viejo or Cocles probably.
and yes, San Jose it the ******* of Costa Rica, the further you go form it the mmore beautiful, clean and safe Costa Rica is. That's what happens when you put too many people in one place like any country in the world.

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My apologies Hub, looks like I was wrong. Funny you say that coastie, I was down there last year and the whole country seemed pretty safe, well except the big town you fly in and out of. We visited la fortuna and a little surf town right on the border of panama and the eastern side of the country (dont remember the name).

But yes, the big city that you fly in and out, we werent too eager to hang out there for long.