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Cartago (Costa Rica)

Cartago is a city in Costa Rica.

83km

9.8667-83.9167

La Fortuna

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

93km

10.471396-84.645374

Liberia (Costa Rica)

capital and largest city of Guanacaste province, Costa Rica

142km

10.6333-85.4333
Sights (9)

Tárcoles River

river in Costa Rica

18km

9.786315-84.641175

Quepos

district and town in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

55km

9.431917-84.16146

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.

77km

10.198-84.231

Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserves

protected area

77km

10.3-84.817

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.

91km

10.44809722-84.66825556

Arenal Volcano

mountain

93km

10.46333333-84.70333333

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.

93km

9.77055556-83.79972222

Lake Arenal

artificial lake in Costa Rica

101km

10.505167-84.872168

Turrialba

city in Costa Rica

109km

9.9-83.68333333
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Someday we will visit Jacó 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!

Jacó

Jacó is one of the two largest tourist towns on the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.

Jacó lies between several mountains, and is neighbored by the beaches of Herradura Bay to the North, and Playa Hermosa to the South (not to be confused with another beach by the same name, but located in Guanacaste). About 35 kilometers north of Jacó, lies the Carara National Park, recognized for its exuberant wildlife and dense rain forest. Carara is home to one of the largest remaining populations of wild scarlet macaws in the country. The ecotourism park Rainforest Adventures, NatGeo´s top ten of adventure trips, is just 5 minutes from the beach and it features an aerial tram through the transitional forest. The Manuel Antonio National Park is located 75 kilometres south of Jacó.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

28°C24
Precipitation: 63 mm

Feb

29°C23
Precipitation: 31 mm

Mar

32°C22
Precipitation: 57 mm

Apr

31°C23
Precipitation: 137 mm

May

27°C23
Precipitation: 273 mm

Jun

24°C22
Precipitation: 281 mm

Jul

25°C23
Precipitation: 261 mm

Aug

24°C18
Precipitation: 357 mm

Sep

23°C20
Precipitation: 432 mm

Oct

23°C21
Precipitation: 409 mm

Nov

25°C21
Precipitation: 195 mm

Dec

28°C23
Precipitation: 64 mm
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