The post office is located at the far end of the soccer field as you are walking into town. It will be on the right-hand side, right before the pizza restaurant. The Costa Rica mail system is slow. Sending a postcard might take weeks to get to its destination.
Sending mail
Sending mail, like postcards or letters, is fine. You can buy stamps at the post office. It is kind of cool to send postcards to all your friends. I mean, getting a postcard from Costa Rica is special. Send them right when you get here. It will take at least two weeks to get to its destination.
Important documents and packages
If you are going to send anything important. The best thing to do is to send it via DHL. There is a new DHL office in Golfito. You will have to catch the ferry. Make it an afternoon trip. Drop off your packages and documents. Go to a nice restaurant then get back on the ferry to get back to Puerto Jimenez. Transportation
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