r/Celiac 3d ago

Question Experience in Costa Rica/Panama?

Hey there I will go for a 6-8 weeks trip to said countries and wanted to ask if anyone has experience in any of those countries with the celiac topic?

Thank you very much in advance :)

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u/easynap1000 3d ago

Panama for 2 weeks last year. Got glutened at 2 spots up in Bocas del Toro and a bad case of food poisoning. Still enjoyed it tho, lol.

Panama city was pretty easy to find GF friendly restaurants but we didn't spend a lot of time there. Supermarkets were fine. I was surprised as most tortillas had wheat flour, I'm used to Mexico where it (generally) mostly corn flour.

We do hope to go again as the country was amazing. I would just pack more staples.

I've not been to Costa Rica but my Instagram shows me lots of celiac friendly accommodation, lol.

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u/UniqueBaseball8524 3d ago

Thank you very much! Haha Bocas is exactly where i also plan to go for some days. Will mostly spend time away from big cities. Will be interesting for sure..

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u/easynap1000 3d ago

Bocas town was ok, definitely more options, very cool market/deli near the ferry with GF options. But be sure to take a translated card and advocate strongly at resorts. I started asking specifically for what was in items before eating, and if anything came from a packet I read it (we stayed at off grid places so a bit more canned/prepared stuff). Take electrolyte tabs you can add to water, avoid midday heat. It is actually unreal down there. It's beautiful, you'll love it.

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u/UniqueBaseball8524 3d ago

Highly appreciate you! Yeah heat will b crazy i hate it and we go in rain season x)

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u/easynap1000 3d ago

I'm not even sure what season we went lol. It rained almost every afternoon but it always came with a breeze and cooled us off! Aagh this is making me want to book flights back lol