La Fortuna, Costa Rica Travel Blogs

Guestbook posting
Jan 23, 2007

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 this ...

Volcan Arenal
Feb 21, 2006

... 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 volcano, ...

The rumbling volcano.
Dec 5, 2004 (12 photos)

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 ...

Last chance for lava
Jan 7, 2007 (5 photos)

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 Arenal.& ...

The Clearing of Arenal
Oct 19, 2007 (20 photos)

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 me ...

Adios Nicaragua
Nov 8, 2004 (3 photos)

... 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 ...

Miy Ticos
Sep 3, 2006 (30 photos)

... 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 little ...

Volcano Arenal
Jul 13, 2003 (11 photos)

... 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
Dec 11, 2007 (4 photos)

... 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 ...

La Fortuna
Sep 9, 2007 (1 photos)

... 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 us a ...

Arenal volcano
Apr 14, 2007

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 action!

Final thoughts about Nicaragua
Oct 8, 2004

... 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
Jan 27, 2009

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 ...

The Story of Team Money
Aug 3, 2007

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 ...

Day 8: La Fortuna and rafting on Rio Arenal
Mar 13, 2005 (4 photos)

... 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
Jan 23, 2006 (5 photos)

... 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
Apr 17, 2009 (15 photos)

... ;: 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 sommet! On ...

All bruised and banged up
Aug 19, 2009

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 ...

The Return Route - Vulcan Arenal, Costa Rica
Aug 8, 2008 (24 photos)

... 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 roads ...

La Fortuna
Oct 6, 2009 (25 photos)

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Volcanoes and Vertigo
Nov 22, 2009

... trying to decipher the queueing system we managed to get on and more importantly to get a seat. Arrived in a highlands town called La Fortuna, famous for its close vicinity to the active Volcano Arenal. Had an idea where we wanted to stay so batted off all ...

Pills thrills and bellyaches
Mar 14, 2006 (13 photos)

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, ...

La Fortuna/Arenal Volcano
Sep 11, 2007

La Fortuna

Volcan Arenal
Jan 16, 2007

We are here in La Fortuna, the town that everyone basically stays in to get a view of the famous Volcan Arenal.  The drive here from Tamarindo was beautiful... winding through this lush area, especially by Lago Arenal.  I caught myself ...

Good-Bye and Hello
Apr 28, 2008 (50 photos)

... pretty low-key.  We slept in, packed up, and then wandered around town to do some sight-seeing and shopping.  La Fortuna is quaint, but a bit touristy.  We returned to the hostel, watched Chocolate the hostel lab frolic in the pool, play ...

La Fortuna
May 24, 2006 (5 photos)

... - Arenal. The bus trip was pretty uneventful, except for helping some travellers when their bags were being stolen. I arrived at La Fortuna knowing a couple new people from the bus and we headed to Gringo Petes. One of the girls that works at Petes ...

Rain, Rain and more Rain .... and more rain
Jan 1, 2008 (9 photos)

... too dangerous. Shortly after the others returned to the hotel, we once again loaded up for our final GAP bus ride to San Jose, Costa Rica. Compared to the rest of Central America, we would have to say, that you can easily tell that you are in Costa ...

Vulkaner, hester og canope
Mar 7, 2006 (14 photos)

Ja naa er vi i La Fortuna ganske langt nord i Costa Rica. Vi er her fordi den eneste vulkanen som fortsatt har utbrudd ligger her(paa lavatrygg avstand). I dag har vi hatt en alldeles overveldene innholdsrik dag. Vi stod opp klokken syv og ble hentet av en ...

oh i forgot
May 1, 2007

I forgot, there was a very annoying couple who joined our rappelling group tour, and the guy was ginger, long haired and so pathetic. He made awful jokes, one being when it came to the questionaire "is there a box for 'it sucks'? and then asked the tour ...

Arenal Volcano Experience in La Fortuna
Feb 18, 2007 (20 photos)

... by quick!! The four of us went out for pizza up on the mountain and caught the tail end of the big futbal game where Costa Rica won the championship!! Back home and all to bed early! Danny and Jackie left Monday morning to the airport at 5:19. Their cab ...