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Famous 5 colones bill! |
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The most famous painting of the theater is an allegory to the
two most important export products of the country, coffee and bananas. Aleardo Villa ( italian painter ) was
not very familiar with our country, so he made a few technical mistakes that
made the painting funny and unique. The bananas in the bunch are up side down.
The coffee plantations are painted at sea level, what is wrong. The coffee bushes
are too small and the women are typical shobby, very elegant nord italian ladies,
very different from our coffee pickers. The oxen have the yoke on their necks.
Imagine the poor oxen strangled by pulling all that weight. Normally the yoke
is tied up to the horns and head. Although he made some mistakes, it is a nice
painting and was chosen as a motif for our 5 colones bill. The bill is out of
circulation but it can be purchased outside as a collection item.
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Arenal Volcano Hike |
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Arenal Volcano Hike |
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The tour will start in the late afternoon ( aprox. 3:00 p.m. ) from your hotel heading towards the west side of the Arenal Volcano. At a private reserve on the volcano slope you will have a hike ( 1 ½ hours ) to enjoy the flora and fauna and the magnificent solidified lava flows from past eruptions. Your tour guide will explain about vulcanology and the formation of this great volcano. At this place and from a look out point you can enjoy the sunset and have great views of the lake and volcano. There are great chances to watch different species of birds like toucans, parrots, oropendolas, tanagers and others. This tour no longer stays until dark to watch the lava since the Arenal Volcano has entered a quiet period since 2010. The volcano is still active but is not showing its precedent lava eruptions. Still this is a very interesting and classic hike that shows very well the sorroundings and serves as an introduction to the area.
In the Arenal Volcano and La Fortuna town area there is a price difference pricewise in all regular tours depending on the location of the different hotels in the zone. The hotels are divided into 3 zones where the tour will pick up the participants and each zone has a different price.
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Hotels in La Fortuna Town, and all of the hotels spread on the road from La Fortuna town all the way to where the Tabacon Hot Springs are located. For example: Arenal Volcano Inn, Volcano Lodge, Arenal Springs, Arenal Manoa, The Springs Resort, Arenal Paraiso, Montaña de Fuego, Tabacon Grand Spa & Thermal Resort, ect....
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| Zone 2 |
Hotels located further away from Zone 1, like for example: the Tilajari hotel, La Garza, Observatory Lodge, Arenal Lodge, Lost Iguana, etc...
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| Zone 3 |
Hotels even further away out of route like for example: Los Héroes, La Mansion Inn, Rancho Margot, etc..
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Transportation, guide, entrance fee to the private reserve, refreshments, water and cookies. |
Camera, rain gear, good hiking shoes or comfortable shoes for hiking and binoculars. |
From 0 to 2 years old are complimentary. From 3 to 8 years old there is a children rate. |
Duration: 3 hours
Language: Spanish and English
Operates: Daily
Frecuency: In the morning and in the afternoon.
Pick up: Aprox. 8:00 a.m. and at 3:00 p.m.
Drop off: Aprox. 11:00 a.m. and at 6:00 p.m. |
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