This tour company offers lots of helpful tourist information and advice, along with a variety of activities. You can book rainforest canopy tours, rafting trips, guided hikes, visits to BriBri indigenous reserve and trips to Bocas del Toro and Tortuguero. There’s even a sloth trip, in which you canoe through the sanctuary and learn about the work being done to help the lazy little animal ($30, by reservation only). Or why not improve your Spanish during your stay? Ask here about Spanish classes with home-stays in local homes. Willies also has high-speed internet services, and handcrafted jewelry on sale. Find them on the main street 50m after La Fe restaurant. Tel (506) 2755-0267

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By Ruth Bell

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