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metteks Says: This garden is run by students of the university of Costa Rica. Their mission is to preserve to epiphytic flora, emphasising on orchids. Beside the orchids the garden host other important plant collections, patches of natural secondary tropical premontane forest, bamboos,...
Pieter11 Says: At 19 kilometres north of Cartago you cannot miss the highest active volcano in Costa Rica: the Volcán Irazú. This volcano has an altitude of 3.432 metres above sealevel. At this height you have a great view of the crater of the volcano that has a diameter of 1.050 metres...
Basilica de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles
Pieter11 Says: The most famous landmark in Cartago is the "Basilica de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles". This church can be found just east of the town centre at the end of a big square. The reason why this church is so famous and important can be found inside. Here lives "La Negrita"; a...
VolsUT Says: The driving around Costa Rica offers some cool scenery espicly so in the mountains.
VolsUT Says: The Volcano is the only reason anyone goes to this town and its really cool.
pollon Says: anyway the path to the crater is a perfect example of equatorial forest, telling you the different plants with little signs under them.and when it begins to rain, you realize that the words you read on school books about "the equatorial forest being characterized by a unique...
pollon Says: the lunar landscape of the volcán Iratzú seemed really charming as I had been said... for what I could see under the fog...the entrance for not resident is 7 US$ and for the parking you are asked 500 colones (when I was there 1US$ = 380 colones ).and if you haven't a car of...
pollon Says: I have read it's the most famous church of the Central Valley if not of all Costa Rica and I can only confirm its reputation...
pollon Says: rebuilt in Byzantine style...
pollon Says: at Avenica 2, Calle 16 there is the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles also destroyed by an earthquake but rebuilt...
pollon Says: nor miss to look about in its gardens even if unfortunately only through the gates, no entrance permitted...
several: On the way up the Mountain
VolsUT Says: On the way up the Mountain there are many good local resturants I would highly recomend one of these. I ate at one on the side of the mountain with killer views of the valley below and it was cheap.
pollon Says: as my usual between a more touristic restaurant (just nearby) and a local one, I slipped through the entrance of the local one, Pollos 98, where I had to use my very poor Spanish as nobody spoke English but the more than nice waitress made her best to understand me and with...
Pieter11 Says: A very nice trip from Cartago is a visit to the beautiful Orosí Valley. It can be done pretty easily because the trip by bus only takes 40 minutes (and takes you through a great landcape too).The best way to get to the Orosí Valley is by taking the bus that departs just...
Pieter11 Says: Cartago is located just east from the capital of Costa Rica, San José. It takes only a short busride to get there: in less then 30 minutes (depending on the traffic in the capital) you can be in Cartago already. And busses depart every day, every hour, all day long.The...
Pieter11 Says: As far as I know there is only a bus to the Volcán Irazú during the weekends. This bus goes from San José and from Cartago then. But: when we visited the volcano it was a weekday so the bus was no option.Instead, we decided to take a taxi to the top of the volcano. After a...
VolsUT Says: If you plan on vistiting the Irazu Volcano rent a car to get there. The hotels in town charge $70-90 dollars per person for a tour but by all means don't do this. If you rent a car it will be about $55 and its an adventure driving in Costa Rica just remember you have to be...
giacco Says: Another view of the mountains, coming down from Cerro de la Muerte. Clouds covering the mountains
giacco Says: South from Cartago, the Interamericana starts to climb the mountains, till the highest point, Cerro de la muerte. If you take the small road on the right (it's well indicated), after 2 km there is a superb viewing point. It's a little bit cold, even during the dry season,...
giacco Says: South from Cartago, on the way to Camino Real, there are plenty of pineapple plantations. Just get out from the road and take your time to walk through the plantations.Not necessary to say, fruits are fantastic in Costa Rica. Try guanabana.
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the rules on the entrance ticket say that "en esta Área Silvestre no se permite extrar piedras, plantas u otro recurso natural del área silvestre" but you can...
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This church was ruined by the 1910 earthquake and the inside is now converted into a lovely garden. Unfurtunatly we couldn't enter the garden as it was closed the day we visited.
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The Irazu Volcano is located only 24 miles from San Jose. It has an elevation of 11,260 so is cool all the time and in a cloud forrest. It is well worth the trip for San Jose it is a really cool...
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