Places to Explore In Arenal, Monteverde, and the Northern Lowlands

Arenal and La Fortuna

As they say, "Location, location, location." Who would think that a small town sitting at the foot of massive Arenal Volcano would attract visitors from...

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Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge

If you're seeking a national park experience without the crowds, Caño Negro should be on your list; its excellent birding and wildlife viewing still have...

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Ciudad Quesada (San Carlos)

Highway signs point you to "Ciudad Quesada," but this friendly hub city is simply "San Carlos" in local parlance. The lively mountain market town–provincial capital...

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Monteverde Cloud Forest and Santa Elena

Monteverde is a rain forest, but you won't be in the tropics—rather in the cool, gray, misty world of the cloud forest. Almost 900 species...

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• 18 Things To Do

Nuevo Arenal

Much of the original town of Arenal, at one of the lowest points near Lake Arenal, was destroyed by the volcano's 1968 eruption, and the...

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Tilaran

22 km (14 miles, 45 mins) southwest of Nuevo Arenal, 62 km (38 miles, 1½ hrs) west of La Fortuna. A windmill farm in the...

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Volcan Arenal National Park

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