Foto: The mud volcanoes of Rincon de la Vieja (bron: Ronald van der Veer)
Costa_Rica - Just past Liberia lies the active Rincón de la Vieja volcano. The route to the volcano’s summit is closed due to volcanic activity. I choose to walk along the hot springs and mud volcanoes. As soon as I enter the nature reserve, I smell the pungent sulfur odor of the volcano. The path is sometimes slippery due to the recent heavy rainfall. Mud fills the tread under my shoes, making walking difficult. Carefully, I climb over rocks and tree trunks. I cross a river via a suspension bridge. Further on, I photograph a beautiful waterfall. The water cascades down in several streams. The first pool is a boiling hot spring. The sulfur steam drifts between the surrounding trees. Further along the route are several more hot springs and mud volcanoes. Gas bubbles rise through the heavy clay. I always find this a beautiful and fascinating sight. On my way back, I hear thunder in the distance. Just as I reach the endpoint, it starts to rain. I quickly walk to the bus at the parking lot but still get quite wet. What luck that this shower only fell now. Rain would have made the path even more slippery.
Arenal Volcano
Costa_Rica - Twilight is falling as I approach the village of La Fortuna. In Fortuna itself, there is not much to do except that it is located at the foot of the Arenal volcano. This active volcano in Costa Rica rumbles softly daily. The Arenal occasionally spits ...
Raccoons in Manuel Antonio
Costa_Rica - Right at the entrance, we encounter a raccoon inspecting the trash can. A little further on, a sloth is in a tree. Soon it becomes clear this is no rarity. On the beach, one is at about four meters high. The raccoons roam the beach. One raccoon sticks ...
Spanish vibes in San Jose
Costa_Rica - In the afternoon, we walk into the capital city. Opposite our hotel lies the Teatro Nacional. This national theater is one of the finest old buildings in San José. The building dates from 1891. The theater was originally financed by an extra levy on ...
The Cloud Forest of Monteverde
Costa_Rica - After the cable car ride, we take a walk over suspension bridges. Via the suspension bridges, you walk through the cloud forest. Many ivy plants try to climb trees to get as much light and water as possible in the densely grown forest. From the suspension ...