Puestos and Routes Through The Park
The pulperia in the village of Carate , about 43km from Jimenez, sells basic foodstuffs and you can camp for a nominal fee. From here it's a ninety-minute to two-hour walk along the beach to the park entrance at La Leona puesto . It's then a sixteen-kilometre hike - allow six hours, as you have to wind along the beach, where it's slow going - to Sirena , the biggest puesto in the park, where you can stay in the simple lodge, exploring the local trails around the Rio Sirena. If you're walking from Bahia Drake, you'll enter the park at San Pedrillo puesto and walk to Sirena from there. The small hamlet of La Palma, 24km north of Puerto Jimenez, is the starting point for the walk to the Los Patos puesto , a twelve-kilometre hike, much of it through hot lowland terrain. You need to arrive at Los Patos soon after dawn; if you want to stay in La Palma and get up early, Cabinas Corcovado (no phone; up to US$10) is a good bet. The relatively new El Tigre puesto , at the eastern inland entrance to the park, is a good place to have breakfast or lunch with the ranger(s) before setting off on the local trails. To get there from Jimenez, drive 10km north and take the second left, a dirt track, signed to El Tigre and Dos Brazos. All puestos have camping areas, drinking water, information, toilets and telephone or radio. Wherever you enter, jot down the details of the marea (tide tables), which are posted in prominent positions. You'll need to cross most of the rivers at low tide; to do otherwise is dangerous. Rangers can advise on conditions.
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