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"PARTY ON SURFER DUDE," LA HACIENDA BAR JACO BEACHAug 23 '01 (Updated May 09 '05) Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line Sometimes I really think I'm getting too old for this..... . Then I have another beer. There is something about a tin roofed bar that just screams the tropics. Even more than the humidity, the heat, the pulsating music, or the palm trees swaying outside, this simple feature is somehow one I identify with a drinking establishment in the southern climes. La Hacienda Bar is on the main drag in Playa Jaco ( Jaco Beach), and at least during the days I spent there it was the place to be and be seen at. The first night in town I kind of stumbled in on my own. The next night I went there with a couple of the guys from the canopy tour I've taken that morning. They confirmed what I figured out the first night. La Hacienda is the place to be in Jaco The disco across the street never seemed to have more than a half a dozen poor souls in it, and that included the two doorman, the bartender, DJ and the waitress. La Hacienda on the other hand was packed. After ten at night there was a line up on the sidewalk The narrow stairway leading up to the bar on the second floor was jammed with people. It actually looked like they were laying siege to the place. One look at the doorman's expression, as I was leaving and maybe they were. Downstairs, La Hacienda is a small bar restaurant typical of several others that line Jaco's main street. It's not pretentious at all, and the food's good and inexpensive. You can while an afternoon away here in the shade and watch the comings and goings on the street. Upstairs is the main bar. It's a simple place, long bar against one wall, waist high walls to let in the air and the tin roof. Lots of tables and chairs, pool tables, foose ball, dart boards and other things to amuse yourself with. The centre of the place is wide open, for dancing or more than likely just milling around in. The place seems to get going fairly early every evening. There's a fair crowd by eight of so and by ten you can't move around without difficulty. That is assuming you can even get in. It seems to thin out early though too. Around midnight or so everyone either seem to call it a night or head off to one of the discos at the south end of town. It's a young crowd that frequents this place. Surfers, wannnabe surfers, and the international back pack brigade that seem to be drawn to Jaco. The young locals who live and work in the area are here too, and on weekends all are joined by the rich young Ticos down from San Jose for a little fun. Despite the youthful crowd and energy they project, or maybe because of it they're not a heavy drinking lot. Even in this crowded place the two bartenders don't seem overly worked, and I never have to wait long to get a cold beer. Another bar owner pointed this out to me later in the week. They're mostly kids, here to dance, listen to the music and meet and mingle. Some can't afford more than a couple of beers. Others don't drink for a variety of reasons. First and foremost is they have to be up real early to catch the first waves. Like I said it's a surfer's bar. I guess once you try surfing with no sleep and a hangover, it's something you don't want to repeat. Later in the week I'll find some quieter "older" places where I can sip my cervaza in peace. However I still kept heading back to the building on the corner. There I slip in for a quick one where the crowds are gathered and the music makes the tin roof vibrate in the night. More Articles on Costa Rica Best Western Irazu San Jose http://www.epinions.com/content_110247186052 La Esmerelda Bar San Jose http://www.epinions.com/content_2624102532 Irazu Volcano http://www.epinions.com/content_2673778820 Bar & Restaurant Linda Vista Cartago http://www.epinions.com/content_14240747140 La Casona del Cafetal Restaurant, Cachi Valley http://www.epinions.com/content_19654741636 Waterfall Canopy Tours Jaco Beach http://www.epinions.com/content_2560598148 Best Western Beach Resort Jaco Beach http://www.epinions.com/content_94698442372 Los Faroles Bar Jaco Beach http://www.epinions.com/content_2038669444 La Bruja Bar Jaco Beach http://www.epinions.com/content_2038603908 Nightlife in Jaco Beach http://www.epinions.com/content_3081216132  |
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