Where’s Biolley?

Biolley, Costa Rica is near San Vito (small city) and very close to the Panamanian border, close to the volcano in Boquete (Panama) and some of the most beautiful beaches in Panama and Costa Rica on the Pacific and Caribbean!
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Finca Lilo de Biolley (our farm) has just been added to Google Earth. You have to really click on the area and zoom in to see it, but it’s there on Google Earth (To see it on Google Earth, open Google Earth.) Here is a Google Map I created below with detailed directions to the farm. You should click on the link below the map to clearly see the entire route from San Isidro to Biolley. Click on the blue markers for further explanation. Be sure to let us know when you are coming!

View San Isidro to Finca Lilo de Biolley in a larger map
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Another map to Biolley below: This map shows more labeled areas. I am adding photos for each numbered item on this list, so you can look for these images while driving.

The green line drawn from San Isidro de General (to the north) and the green line (from the west) Palmar Norte & Palmar Sur, show routes to Biolley and La Amistad International Park southern zone entrance to Altamira/Biolley. The green arrow points directly at Biolley. There are two dirt roads to take into Biolley off of Hwy. 237.

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To get to Biolley from San Isidro de General- (Approx. 2 hrs. Travel Time)

1. Take Hwy 2. The Pan-American Hwy. South from San Isidro.

San Isidro

Coming into San Isidro from the coast (the big landmark for San Isidro is the two tower church)

2. You will pass a bunch of pineapple fields and come to a town called Buenos Aires in about 40 minutes from San Isidro. There are a couple of major gas stations in Buenos Aires and its good place to gas up on your way to Biolley.

Pineapple fields

Pineapple Fields Along the Way

buenos aires

Stop by Buenos Aires, if you need to gas up and eat.

3. Continue on the Pan American Hwy. for a short while more. In approximately twenty minutes from Buenos Aires , you will turn left onto Hwy. 237 at the Paso Real sign. You should be on the look out for the Paso Real sign as you will make a sharp turn left onto Hwy. 237. There is a bus stop under a huge tree there. You will see the Coto Brus river and you will cross over a bridge fairly quickly as you enter on the Hwy. 237.

paso real bridge

Bridge at Paso Real turn off heading over the Rio Coto Brus

4. You will pass the town of Portrero Grande shortly after being on Hwy. 237. It takes approximately 20 minutes from the turn off onto Hwy. 237 to get to ” Las Tablas” or also known as “Guacimo“. You will need to be on the look out for some tires hanging from a tree on the left side of the Hwy. look for the tire that says : Las Tablas. There is a little restaurant/tienda (store) right across from the tire swings. Follow the road in. You will travel in off the pavement from Hwy. 237 on a dirt road for approximately 8 miles or 14 kilometers until you reach Biolley. It takes approximately 40 minutes from the paved road on the off road to arrive in Biolley.

Tires are on the right side of the road.

Opposite side of the street from the tires and the entrance to Biolley.

5. After some real rough road, you will come to a “Y” in the road. We have not gone in on the Carmen route (the other dirt road) but we will update you on this route later. At the “Y” in the road you will see more tire swings and a big fruit stand off to your right. Directly at the “Y”, look for the tire that says “Biolley” and you will see that you will veer to the left of the “Y” in the road.

The road is being fixed! We don’t know yet how good it is, but this is next to the Biolley tire swings and the “Y” in the road.

Tires at the “Y” indicate Biolley, Altamira or the Coto Brus River

6. You will know you are near Biolley when you see a large sign that says “Bienvenidos a Biolley“. From there, you will go down a small steep hill and back up again a little way in from here, you will see the school on the left. It is a bright green two-room building. Take that road where the school is (left). Do NOT go straight and then down the hill be sure to take a left at the school. (You might see a sign that says “finca Palo Alto” and that is the road to take.)

Biolley Elementary school

Biolley Elementary School

7. Approximately 700 meters from the school, you will see our road to head into the finca on the left. You will know you are twhen you see doña Betty’s bright pink house on the other side of the road that leads into our farm. If you pass doña Betty’s bright pink house, you went too far.

Enter in the finca road and around the bend about 600 kilometers. You will see a big gray gate and that is the entrance to our farm: Finca Lilo De Biolley. We’ll have painted rocks on the road to guide our visitors. (I will update these directions after my next visit. I plan to take a lot of photos to add to this page to help direct you in.)

The road on the left is the entrance to the farm about 500 kilometers in.

If you are coming from the coast:

1. Take the exit from the coastal route Hwy. 34 south to Palmar Norte & Palmar Sur and left onto Hwy 2. (Pan-American Hwy.) north you will go toward “Paso Real“ and will be heading toward Hwy. 237. Do NOT head south on Hwy. 2 or you will miss your turn off at Palmar Norte and the annex to Hwy. 237.

2. You will turn right at Hwy. 237 and the “Paso Real” sign. You will see a big tree and a bus stop there. The river Coto Brus is nearby and you will quickly cross over a bridge once on Hwy. 237.

paso real bridge

Bridge at Paso Real turn off heading over the Rio Coto Brus

3. You will pass the town of Portrero Grande shortly after being on Hwy. 237. It takes approximately 20 minutes from the turn off to get to ” LasTablas” or also known as “Guacimo“. You will need to be on the look out for some tires hanging from a tree on the left side of the Hwy. that say: Guacimo. There is a little restaurant/tienda (store) right next to the tire swings. Follow the road in. You will travel in off the pavement from Hwy. 237 on a dirt road for approximately 8 miles or 14 kilometers until you reach Biolley. It takes approximately 40 minutes from the paved road on the off road to arrive in Biolley.

Tires are on the right side of the road.

Across the street from the tires is the entrance to Biolley.

4. You will come to a “Y” in the road. We have not gone in on the Carmen route (the other dirt road) but we will update you on this route later. At the “Y” you will see more tire swings and a big fruit stand off to your right at the “Y”. Directly at the “Y”, look for the tire that says “Biolley” and you will see that you will take a left at the “Y”. The road is rough, so it is best to have 4 wheel drive.

The road is being fixed! We don’t know yet how good it is, but this is next to the Biolley tire swings and the “Y” in the road.

Tires at the “Y” indicate Biolley, Altamira or the Coto Brus River

5. You will know you are near Biolley when you see a large sign that says “Bienvenidos a Biolley“. From there, you will go down a small steep hill and back up again a little way in from here, you will see the school on the left. It is a bright green two room building. Take that road to the left. Do NOT go down the hill again. Be sure to turn left there. (You might see a sign that says “finca Palo Alto” that is the road to take.)

Biolley Elementary school

Little Elementary School

6. Approximately 700 meters from the school, you will see our road to head into the finca on the left. You will know you are there as you will see doña Betty’s bright pink house on the other side of the road that leads into our farm. If you pass doña Betty’s bright pink house, you went too far.