PN BRAULIO CARILLO

45 899 ha. In the north-east of the central valley, this park includes the Barva volcanoes, Cacho Negro (both extinct) and the Bajo de Hondura. Its situation on the central volcanic cordillera gives it a very cut look, alternating high mountains covered with humid forests and deep valleys dug by rivers falling from volcanoes. Without following the park trails, it is possible to have a sublime glimpse along the 24 km road that passes through it through Dirigeant. But you may only contemplate the ferns that line the walls of the klokot mountain and the waterfalls whose brightness bursts in all this green green blue, obscured by fog. Be careful on this road, because fog and rain prevent you from seeing more than 10 m when no less. Some days, we don't even distinguish the entrance arch from the Zurquí tunnel.

Precipitation: from 2 500 to 6 000 mm.

Average temperatures: 9 to 25 ° C.

Practice: camping near the Barva volcano, accommodation and restoration along the road San José-Guápiles. Trails marked or not.