Rincon de la Viejo

We went to Rincon de la Viejo on Sunday hiking, and it was well worthwhile the hours tramping through the jungle to get to a waterfall. Rincon de la Vieja, the largest volcano in the country's northwest, comprises a remote volcanic complex in the Guanacaste Range. At least nine eruptive vents are located within a 15-kilometer-wide caldera. The twin cone of 1,916 meter Santa Maria volcano, the highest peak of the Rincon complex, features an incactive crater 500 meters across. To get to it, drive about 10 minutes north from Liberia on the Pan Am highway and look for the well-marked turn off to the east. (Right)

The park itself is stunning - full of wildlife and beautiful jungle. We hiked for an hour through dense jungle on a very well kept path, then over dry scrub grasslands for another hour, before decending into a valley with a waterfall and swimming hole.

Rincon de la Vieja volcano, and its dormant sister cone, Santa Maria, as well as the older dormant Cerro Von Seebach. Thermal mud pools, waterfall swimming areas and freshwater lakes are also available for visitor use.

Be sure to take a lot of water with you, good foot attire and bug spray. You can be out on the trails for hours, so make sure you pack some good energy food. And make sure your camera battery is charged to full!

We wore hiking shorts and tshirts only because we didn't go to the top of the volcano. If you do go up higher, then they say to take a sweater or rain jacket. Be sure to have a dry set of clothes back in your car, beacuse one way or another, you will be soaked.

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