Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Party Puerto Viejo: A Guide to the Nightlife Scene in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Party Puerto Viejo: The Ultimate Guide to Puerto Viejo Nightlife!!!!!

Puerto Viejo, Party Vortex, Permanent Vacation
After a year of living in Puerto Viejo, Jahsiah and I had an idea. We wanted to find a way to
remember what was happening on any given night of the week. When we first moved down here to Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, we didn't go out much seeing as we lived pretty far from town in our jungle mansion. Our main event each week was Trivia Night at Tasty Waves, which takes place every Thursday, but other than that we couldn't tell you what was happening anywhere in town. As friends came to visit we realized just how little we knew about what was going on in Puerto Viejo in the way of nightlife.

Once we moved closer to town and could suddenly bike around, rather than drive our big ass Yukon, we started going out a bit more and enjoying all of the great things that this town has to offer. We started to learn about deals like two for one Bloody Marys on Sundays at Mango's, or two for one cocktails and live music every night from 5-7pm at The Lazy Mon. By this time I had started working at Tasty Waves Cantina, and as such, we both knew the nightly and weekly schedule of Tasty Waves, but when customers would ask me what else was going on in town that week, or what they should do since they were only going to be in town for a few nights, I would draw a blank. I could only tell them a couple of things to do and places to be, not a very good resource as a bar tender. When someone comes to the Caribbean and wants to know where they can go to hear reggae or see live music, as a bar tender, I feel as though I should be able to help that visitor out.

So, combining our personal need to know what's happening around town, plus wanting to be able to help travelers and visitors know what's happening in the way of nightlife in Puerto Viejo, plus wanting to help our friends who own bars and restaurants in Puerto Viejo stay busy during the low season, we decided to launch Party Puerto Viejo! As of now, the site only represents The Lazy Mon, Mango's Sunset and Tasty Waves Cantina, but over the next few weeks we should be adding the rest of Puerto Viejo's bars and some of the restaurants to the site as well.

You can use Party Puerto Viejo to help plan out your time in Puerto, or if you live here, you can use to it to find out about specials and events that you might not know about. We'll also be featuring special events in the area as they come up, like the Chocolate Festival that took place a few months back and the surf competitions that happen throughout the year. Visit the site to see what's happening in and around Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, and find us on Facebook for daily information and updates.  Please feel free to send us messages about anything that you know of that's going on in Puerto Viejo that we may not know about. We really want to make this site a resource for travelers, expats, and locals so that we can all connect a bit better. It's not just about finding the best parties or the strongest drinks, it's also about meeting cool people, people from all over the place that have been drawn to our little funky corner of the world.

So, let's grab a beer, let's drink a cocktail, let's do a shot, let's tell some stories, let's dance the night away, let's laugh, let's celebrate, let's Party Puerto Viejo!