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Quesada

city in Alajuela, Costa Rica

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city in Costa Rica

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city in Costa Rica

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capital of Costa Rica

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capital and largest city of Guanacaste province, Costa Rica

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the Central Pacific coast's largest city, among incredibly biodiversity and natural beauty, famous surf spot

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Cartago is a city in Costa Rica.

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village in Costa Rica

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Manuel Antonio National Park

national park

132km

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Isla de Ometepe

island

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Sights (10)

La Fortuna Waterfall, Costa Rica

Stone steps lead to the bottom. Take a swimsuit for the pool in the lovely stream below. The entrance is accessible by road, so a cab works fine too. Once you pay to go in, you are free to stay as long as you'd like. It's about a 10-min hike down to the waterfall and 20 min back up.

3.6km

10.44809722-84.66825556

Arenal Volcano

mountain

6.5km

10.46333333-84.70333333

Lake Arenal

artificial lake in Costa Rica

25km

10.505167-84.872168

Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserves

protected area

26km

10.3-84.817

Poás Volcano National Park

The park is a popular destination for both foreign and Costa Rican tourists. Poás allows tourists to see into the crater of an active volcano. You can often smell sulfur from the crater while visiting the peak, and a couple of hiking trails to see Lake Botos, an acid water lake on a dormant crater.There are many guided tours offered to the volcano through private tour companies or you can catch a daily "tourist" bus provided by the TUASA bus company. The 10.0149079-84.21614711 TUASA bus to Poás will take you to the top of the volcano and then return you to Alajuela after several hours—leaves at 9AM, return 12:30PM or 2:30PM (ask!), US$3 return.Make sure the volcano is not closed due to activity. Probably, it is best to buy the ticket during the bus ride to the volcano (if possible) or at most a day before. The bus driver will know whether it is closed or not. Getting a refund, if the volcano is closed, seems not properly working.

54km

10.198-84.231

Tárcoles River

river in Costa Rica

74km

9.786315-84.641175

Tapantí National Park

Tapantí National Park, sometimes called Orosí National Park, is a National Park in the Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the edge of the Talamanca Range, near Cartago. It protects forests to the north of Chirripó National Park, and also contains part of the Orosí River. The area known as Macizo de la Muerte was added to the park on January 14, 2000.

121km

9.77055556-83.79972222

Turrialba

city in Costa Rica

123km

9.9-83.68333333

Quepos

district and town in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

125km

9.431917-84.16146

Tortuguero National Park

national park

127km

10.54111111-83.50222222
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La Fortuna

Costa Rica
Someday we will visit La Fortuna or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

La Fortuna

La Fortuna de San Carlos is a small town in the north of Costa Rica.

In addition to the volcanoes, La Fortuna has tourist attractions such as the 70 metres (230 ft) La Catarata de la Fortuna waterfall, several resorts with natural hot springs temperate enough to bathe in, other day spa services, and day-trips that involve horseback riding, whitewater rafting, hanging bridges, a "sky tram," zip-lines, mountain biking, kayaking, stand-up paddleboards, ATV or dirt bike rentals, "butterfly farms," the Venado Cavern tours, bungee jumping, Laguna Cedeno, El Salto Swimming Hole, and canyoneering.

Originally called "El Burío", La Fortuna was founded in the mid 1930s by settlers that came from Ciudad Quesada, Grecia (canton), Alajuela and other parts of the region. In 1968, the Arenal Volcano erupted to the west, causing extensive damage and casualties, including 82 deaths. The eruption did not reach the village of La Fortuna. This catastrophe, nonetheless, changed the geography of whole region, making it one of the most visited tourist destinations of Costa Rica.

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