We take the Pan-American Highway towards the
city of Alajuela. In route we will go by the
Agriculture Monument, the Monument to Juan Santamaria
and the famous Mango Park. As we ascend towards
the volcano we will stop for a brief explanation
of our golden bean, the coffee and then continue
our trip through fern, flower and strawberry
farms.
There is a noticeable change in temperature
and vegetation, preparing us for the pleasure
of the exuberant cloud forest of Poas Volcano.
At the Volcano we will have time to observe
the impressive main crater with its sulfur fumaroles.
Then we will hike on a trail to the beautiful
Botos Lagoon that will allow us to learn about
the different ecosystems in the park. We will
continue our trip towards the Caribbean, stopping
to discover La Paz Waterfall Gardens, a natural
park where we will walk through many spectacular
trails which will take us to the White Magic
Waterfall, the most spectacular one in the area.
Inside the park we will also visit the largest
butterfly observatory in the country that is
known as the house of collections of tropical
jewels and the impressive hummingbird gallery,
serpentarium, old house, bird house & frogs
exhibit Once we have finished our walk we will
take a delicious buffet lunch and then begin
our return trip to San Jose.
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