Costa Rica

This time I decided to visit Costa Rica!

Traveling to Costa Rica in October-November is risky, you can have rain all day... Theoretically it is still rainy, but it depends on the year is good enough to discover the country. The best is that is still low season (cheaper and accommodation without booking requirements).

As I was traveling alone I didn’t consider renting a car. The public transport system works well and is cheap.

I didn’t have a defined route, just a list of places I wanted to go and things I wanted to do:

- After a day in the PN Corcovado the Osa Peninsula.

- The summit of Cerro Chirripó Chirripó PN.

- Visit the PN Tortugero

- See animals to get tired

The route I've done:

Day 1 and 2. San Jose and Poas Volcano

Day 3 and 4. Tortugero

Day 5. La Selva Biological Reserve (Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui)

Day 6 and 7. La Fortuna and the Arenal Volcano)

Day 8 and 9. Santa Elena (Monteverde)

Day 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 Puerto Jimenez and Corcovado National Park

Day 16, 17, 18 and 19. San Gerardo de Rivas and Parque Nacional Chirripó

Day 20 and 21. Orosí

Day 22 and 23. Volcan Irazu and Alajuela.

Some Photos.

Carros de Foc (Chariots of Fire). The hike route that links the nine Refuges of the Aigüestortes National Park and Lake Sant Maurici

After the also classic mtb route Pedals de Foc (Pedals of Fire) last year, I did the classic hike route Carros de Foc (Chariots of Fire). This time with my cousin Isabel! that we had the same holidays and desire of fresh mountains!

Before starting, and because of the rain and the forecast of rain, we postpone the starting day of the route a couple of days. At least we don’t want to start all wet! So we do some sightseeing around the Vall d’Aran (Arhan Valley) .

We visited the waterfalls of Saut deth Pish and make a walk to the Monastery of Montgarri following the river Noguera Pallaresa.

In Viehlla two sincere recommendations:

- Hotel Iori, www.iorihotel.com , charming small hotel. (There is also the option of Refuge Iori)

- Woolloomooloo, Carrer Major 8 Vielha, bar-restaurant that you can eat well at a very reasonable price.

Just before going to rent crampons and ice axes we checked at the carrosdefoc.com if the recomendation still stand… and hapily for us they tell us that is no longer nesesary! Ufff, we just save money and weight ... literally weight!
At the organization of Carrosdefoc.com they give the card to seal at the shelters, a route map, walking sticks and a technique hat. So we started Carros de Foc!!!