El Quijongo
About
El Quijongo serves Costa Rica as a local business, set at the junction of the Autopista Interamericana and Ruta 228 on the Carr. Interamericana Sur in El Tejar, within Provincia de Cartago. First-time visitors should expect a roadside local business rather than a resort or a tour operator, and the setting puts it on a working route through the country's central highlands.
A rating of 4 out of 5, gathered from 1146 reviews, places El Quijongo among the more reviewed local businesses in Costa Rica, and that volume of feedback suggests steady passing trade. The venue sits in El Tejar, a community in Provincia de Cartago, and its position at a highway junction makes it a natural stop for drivers moving between the capital and the southern part of the country. San José lies among the nearby places, so the venue is within reach of Costa Rica's main urban centre.
A pair of photographs gives a sense of the place before arrival. The address to give a driver is Cruce de la Autopista Interamericana y Ruta 228, Carr. Interamericana Sur, Provincia de Cartago, El Tejar.
Costa Rica sits in Central America, where the climate is tropical and the drier months generally fall between December and April. Food in the region leans on fresh seafood and tropical fruit, so meals along the route tend to be light and locally sourced. Arriving from abroad usually means a flight or a ferry from the mainland, and Spanish is the everyday language, so a handful of phrases goes a long way when ordering. El Quijongo fits naturally into a wider Costa Rica itinerary, with San José and the beaches at Tamarindo, Santa Teresa, Manuel Antonio, Jacó, Puerto Viejo, La Fortuna and Monteverde all listed among the nearby places.
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