We say goodbye to our little villa and travel inland toward the central valley. That afternoon we visit La Paz Waterfall Gardens, which boasts amazing flora and fauna in a cloud forest environment. The path along the La Paz River down to view FIVE magnificent waterfalls is steep, but so worth it. We stay the night at nearby Poás Volcano Lodge, surrounded by cloud forest and pasture.
Day 7
Traveling through the Guanacaste region inland from the Pacific.
Random roadside waterfall.
La Paz Waterfall Gardens Welcome Center
Waterfall Gardens
Waterfall Gardens
In the aviary
Jen on a trail
through the gardens.
Some leaves are
bigger than Ellie.
Bromeliads
In the Hummingbird Garden
Ellie, Mila, and other monkeys
In the Butterfly Observatory
In the Butterfly Observatory
The Owl Butterfly
The Owl Butterfly
Orchids
Traditional painted oxcart exhibited at the reproduction traditional Costa Rican house called Casita de La Paz.
Frogs in their "natural"
(mini-)rainforest habitat
Sisters in front of La Paz,
the last/lowest of
five waterfalls.
Buying plush
monkey souvenirs from roadside stand.
Dinner and dancing
at Jaulares restaurant
Our last night in Costa Rica, Aaron and Grammy
shoot pool . . .
. . . while Jen and Tiffany
play ping-pong in the
game room at the lodge.
