We spent only a brief time here on our way to Denali. But this was the beginning of the trip of a lifetime for my 77 year old mother, Mary.
It was certainly a worthwhile commitment of time to get ... Full Journal »
The Standard hotels are our primary hotel choices in this location, though availability is not guaranteed. If a given hotel is not available for your tour date, we will reserve you a room at a hotel of similar appeal and quality in the same area.
Chirripo National Park
Chirripó National Park is located in the middle portion of the Talamanca Range of Costa Rica, approximately 30 km northeast from the city of San Isidro del General. Within the park there are various ecosystems, including Páramo, Cloud Forest and Humid Forests. The mountains were formed by a process of uplifting and shaped by glaciers in the form of a "U". Moraines, glacial terraces, lakes and cirque glaciers attest to the passing of giant tongues of ice, up to 3 km long, some 25,000 years ago.
Chirripó is one of the highest mountains in Central America, and in the upper reaches of the park, visitors enjoy mystical and changing scenery, a large quantity of glacial lakes and impressive rock formations, such as the famous Crestones.
In the upper reaches of the park there are 5 points of interest of great geological, biological and scenic beauty: the Savanna of Lions, the Valley of Rabbits, Mount Chirripó, Valley of the Moraines, and the Valley of Lakes. In the latter, find Lake San Juan, where sediments discovered at the bottom have been dated to 4000 years and demonstrate the presence of fires from remote times, whether of natural cause or from our human ancestors has yet to be determined. The headwaters of the Chirripó Pacífico River begin here at Lake San Juan and cascade thru canyons and forests before passing thru San Gerardo de Rivas.
Standard Accommodations
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Pelicano Mountain Lodge Sense the pureness of nature surrounded by the sounds of the Chirripo Pacifico River at the Pelicano Mountain Lodge. Located near the beautiful Chirripo National Park, stay in your private cabana at the Pelicano Mountain Lodge which commands an enviable location with impressive views of the Talamanca Mountain Range. |
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