Country Info
- San Jose
- Capital
- Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
- Currency
- 3,773,057
- Population
- CR
- Country Code
La Fortuna Slideshow
La Fortuna
Travel Blogs from La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Volcan Arenal
This is a top pick! ... that we passed through, the zocalo was literally covered in topiary(?), all forming strange arches. Not for the weak-of-stomach. La Fortuna is a small (7,000) town situated at the base of Volcan Arenal. Mostly, gringos go there to stare at the ...
The rumbling volcano.
This is a top pick! The small town of La Fortuna is the gateway to Lake Arenal as well as Volcano Arenal (1633 meters), one of the most active volcanos in the Western Hemisphere. The place is booming with tourists, most of them here to watch the spectacular lava flow down ...
The Clearing of Arenal
This is a top pick! BRIGHT AND EARLY I met Doña Zoraida a few days after Carolina left back to the US. For the last few weeks she's been a great walking buddy through the steep trails of Piedades. Her son was going to San Carlos for a work trip and they invited ...
Last chance for lava
This is a top pick! Weather brightened up so booked on tour this afternoon on the way we could see the debris and smoke coming down the side of the top of the volcano. First off we did a shortish hike up to a mirador to see the volcano and Lake ...
Episode 18: Rafting el Rio Toro (The Bull River)
This is a top pick! Paid to Play Epsisode 18: This will be the place for my photo collection from rafting the Rio Toro near La Fortuna in Costa Rica. Photos only. ...
Miy Ticos
This is a top pick! ... town called Canas in Northern Costa Rica. The change in lifestyle is apparent when crossing the border, Nicaragua very poor and Costa Rica, almost a first world country. The buildings on the Costa Rica side were brick and air conditioned rather than ...
Adios Nicaragua
This is a top pick! ... Costa Rican immigration process, and another 5 hours of buses, I have finally arrived at Gringo Pete's hostel in La Fortuna, Costa Rica!!!! The main attraction here is Volcan Arenal ... Central Americas most active volcano which has been erupting daily ...
Volcano's and Natural Hot Springs!
This is a top pick! Arenal was another dormant volcano, until 1968. A huge explosion triggered 4 rupture points and resulted in disaster. As a result, Arenal has little vegetation (unlike her sister Cerro Chato). We began our hike at the rangers station, the trail was only ...
Volcano Arenal
This is a top pick! ... out that's exactly what it was! We decided to leave Saturday morning on the first bus out at 6:15....we arrived in La Fortuna around 11, we were immediately greeted by someone offering accommodation for $6 a night each, with our own bathroom and tour ...
11 Hot Spring Pools with a Bitchin´ Water Slide
This is a top pick! ... bad for the price considering what is all contained in the hotspring . The following day we went to the Arenal waterfalls at La Fortuna , feeling pretty cheap we walked 6km up the hill and then down the 400 stairs to the fall, this saved us about ...
Arenal volcano
This is a top pick! We are on our way to our last stop on this trip: the Arenal Volcano. It´s active and if we are lucky we ll see some nice lava ...
Waterfalls and animals
This is a top pick! After a quick jaunt in San Jose, Peter and I traveled to La Fortuna. Which is famous for its Volcano, waterfalls and hot springs. Catarata de la Fortuna This way by far the highlight of La Fortuna. We began our hike at 830 am, in total it was a Meier 2 km ...
La Fortuna
This is a top pick! ... we said goodbye to our gracious host at the Quetzal Inn and took the bus-boat-bus ride from Monteverde to La Fortuna, a touristy town known for Costa Rica´s most active volcano, Arenal. We had a relatively clear day to cross Laguna de Arenal which gave ...
Guestbook posting
This is a top pick! Hey girls and boys! We would love to hear from you on the guestbook associated with our travelblog! It appears all that is necessary to post, which is apparently more efficient than forwarding messages through email, is registering a free accoun with ...
Final thoughts about Nicaragua
This is a top pick! ... and efficiently and cattle farming seems to be a major part of agriculture in this region and throughout Costa Rica. Now I am in La Fortuna which is a very touristy place with tour operators in every corner and hawkers swarming around the bus stations ...
machu picchu and the amazon
no longer in peru, i am in the little town of la fortuna, costa rica!... and finally with some downtime and internet connection i can do a little update!... seriously, it is so hard to believe that three weeks has already gone by and that this coming week ...
Volcano? What volcano?
... Arenal an active Volcano that reportedly spews lava (although this has not happened for around 10 months). It wad a quick trip to La Fortuna arriving at around 1pm and leaving at 6am the following day. We managed to have enough time to take a tour of ...
The Story of Team Money
It's great to have nicole with us. Suzi, Nicole and I have been friends for a long time, part of a group called Team Money (hence the tag line for this part of the blog). The name isn't what you think. We all went to the same Youth Group. YG is like ...
Packed to the Brim Adventure Day - The Morning
... its urban development, and Stephan being involved in the IT field. These guys gave us some intimate, local info regarding La Fortuna (recommended restaurants and bars), and provided an additional splash of color on our trip. At first, Freddie ...
Day 8: La Fortuna and rafting on Rio Arenal
... got moved to the afternoon, leaving us the morning free. We walked into town for some breakfast, and mostly just bummed around La Fortuna browsing for souvenirs and exploring. The weather was rainy and chilly, and we got soaked a few times by downpours. ...
Volcán Arenal
... TV, and it was only $18 per person for the whole weekend, you'll never find that in the states. Haha. We arrived in La Fortuna at about 4pm on Friday afternoon. We checked into our hotel and just kind of explored the town, found some dinner, and played ...
La Fortuna
... : Bus vers Ciudad Quesada pour un transfert vers La Fortuna. 17h30 : Bus vers La Fortuna (Volcan Arenal). 19h : Arrivée à La Fortuna ...26h30 plus tard! Le lendemain, le volcan était un peu dans les nuages, donc on ne voyait pas jusqu`au ...
Volcanic Eruption?
... I was pumped for my first adventure in which I have no plan or don't know what I'm doing. As we were driving to La Fortuna and Vulcan Arenal, I was talking with Victor and learning about the land (solamente en espanoll). I was asking about the ...
All bruised and banged up
From Monteverde it was of to La Fortuna to take a look at the volcano and some hot springs. Pretty much everything in La Fortuna is catering for tourists, so it all costs a whole bunch of money. Fortunatly there is a nice little swimming hole with some ...
Horseback riding in the rain!
We went horseback riding in the rain!! Brrrrr!!! In about an hour, we will be leaving to ...
From Hereidia to Flamingo VIA Arenal
The Journey to Playa Flamingo - I went via Volcan Arenal - even though I couldnt get any shots of the volcano - I did see the lava running down the mountain at night. 4th & 5th November ...
The Return Route - Vulcan Arenal, Costa Rica
... they all had their hands in the air like it was the Costa Rican Cinco de Mayo! Ok, next stop: Vulcan Arenal in Costa Rica, a super active volcano and hot springs that we had passed up on the way down, but once we got some intelligence that the ...
La Fortuna
Pills thrills and bellyaches
Sorry about the pics - some of them should be sorted now. Since I last typed, I have pootled round the bottom of a big volcano - oooh! Where are the photos? I hear you say, well you kind of had to be there - the photos are tremendously unimpressive, ...
