Chontales

Chontales is a small town in South Pacific, Costa Rica, an amazing place known for its sightings. Located just 15 minutes south of Ojochal, in the Talamanca mountain range’s foothills, Chontales offers some of Costa Rica’s most pure wilderness life.

This neighborhood is quiet, distant from any highway traffic, hidden deep within a dense forest, and home to breathtaking overlook houses surrounded by a lush natural wall. According to locals of Chontales, ocelots, jaguarundis, coatis, tapirs, and even the elusive puma are frequently sighted. To view these kinds of animal sightings, you would normally need to spend some time in a nature reserve, and even then, you’d need to be lucky.

The Nahuatl language (Mexican) is where the word “Chontales” first appeared. Since the time of the Mayans, it has been used to refer to a variety of ethnic groups throughout Central America. It is claimed to signify “foreigner” or “a harsh, rustic person.” Over time, the term “Chontales” came to be used to describe tribes that originated in a particular area of Nicaragua, east of Lake Nicaragua.

Also, Chontales is one of the places to find Costa Rica’s unique stone spheres.

This area is for expatriates who are more daring and don’t require paved roads and close-by businesses to feel at home.