Carnaval - Limon, Costa Rica

Every October the people of Costa Rica head to Limon for the colorful celebration of "Carnaval".  

Puerto Limon is not a typical tourist destination but during the two week celebration surrounding Dia de las Culturas (Columbus Day) every hotel will be booked. The town's streets come alive with fireworks, parades, food, music, dancing and on the final night a concert. 

Puerto Limon, or just Limon as it's locally called, is a city located on the Caribbean coast. It shares it's name with the Province of Limon, which covers the entire Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. 

The province of Limon is multicultural one - the people who live there trace their roots back to ancient Jamaican workers as well as Nicaraguan, Panamanian and Columbian turtle hunters who established the area. 

Limon is one of the common ports of call when taking a Panama Canal cruise. 

Cruise lines that visit Costa Rica are Azamara, Carnival, Celebrity, Crystal, Holland America, MSC, Norwegian, Princess, Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean, Seabourn, Silversea and Windstar. Please contact us for more information. 

The celebration began on October 5th with the coronation of the Carnaval queen.  The festivities run from October 12th - October 21st this year. 

Hope to see you there!