Hotel Lavas Ocotal

Alajuela, La Fortuna, Province of Alajuela, Costa Rica | Hotel

Travel Blogs from La Fortuna

Cloud bursting

A travel blog entry by muzbec

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... guide ‘Edgar’ was great with the puns, innuendo and borderline racism as we entered the park and made a poignant stop for those needing the bano. Biology aside we ventured along a sandy black path enclosed by what looked like sugar cane. Given the eruption of ’68, all fauna in the area had been obliterated so all plants along this path were no older than say 40 odd years. Edgar explained that many a bird or bee was responsible for the replantation of many of species we ...

Rafting and Rappelling in the Rain

A travel blog entry by realitycanwait

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5

... the others to reach the bottom.

Because we have such a large group and rappelling took longer than expected, the damn for the river had already been raised when we were about to finish the last leg of our white water rafting. So we all hopped back into our rafts to find very tame rapids in comparison to the class III and IV rapids we experienced early. Fifteen minutes of easy rafting later we were welcomed back to our bus with warm ...

White Water Rafting, Rappelling, and Moonshine

A travel blog entry by arigney87

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... with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it)

  • Cocoa trees were taken from Costa Rica to Germany, where the Germans started to produce chocolate
  • Only 25% of the world's cocoa trees are used for chocolate... 75% is used for lotions / skin care products (cocoa butter)
  • "Pichichi" plant (no idea on the spelling) has a crazy looking pod that looks like a type of small summer squash but with fingers coming off of it) that is normally a poison, but is used to ...

    • Cloud Forest #2 and the Hitchhiking Tick

    A travel blog entry by hughsie23

    6

    ... no rain and no wind, just perfect hiking weather.


    On the walk back to the exit, we came across a hanging bridge suspended 300ft (100 meters) in the air. The long red bridge bounced and swayed slightly as you crossed it which would normally be unnerving, but we never really felt like we were so high up because all of the vegetation around the bridge gives the impression that you're still on the ...

    The golden waterfalls

    A travel blog entry by joaopisco

    25

    ... de uma hora até chegarmos aos gabinetes (!) de entrada das cataratas (não tenho visto muita cascata ou catarata com torniquetes, confesso). “Desculpe, tem de vir aqui primeiro pagar”, diz-me a senhora do guichet (também tem um ou mais guichets, esqueci-me de dizer). “Quanto custa?”, perguntei-lhe. E eis que a mulher se lança completamente para fora de pé: 10 dólares?!?!!?!? 10 DÓLARES para ver uma cascata?! ...

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