Costa Rica - Southern Costa Rica (Chapter)
This is the Southern Costa Rica chapter from Lonely Planet’s Costa Rica guidebook.
Wild, vast and largely unexplored, southern Costa Rica is cut through the middle by the Cordillera de Talamanca and buttressed by lowlands. If you’re over Costa Rica’s tourism machine or burned out by beaches, welcome: this region is rugged, undeveloped and frosted by high-altitude chill.
- shiver atop Costa Rica’s tallest peak to watch the sunrise from Cerro Chirripó
- maps
- seek out the brightly colored quetzal and fish for trout in Parque Nacional Los Quetzales
- transport
- connect hiking to mountain waterfalls, milk a goat and learn about rainforest medicine at Reserva Biológica Dúrika
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Santa María & Valle de Dota, San Gerardo de Dota, Parque Nacional Los Quetzales, Cerro de La Muerte, San Isidro de El General, San Gerardo de Rivas, Parque Nacional Chirripó, The Road to La Amistad, Reserva Biológica Dúrika, Reserva Indígena Boruca, Palmar, Neily, Paso Canoas, Wilson Botanical Garden, San Vito, Parque Internacional La Amistad.
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