Costa Rica - Day 5 - El Trapiche

On day 5 we departed La Fortuna town for the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Our trip was memorable because it involved a bus to lake Arenal, a boat across lake Arenal, and then a 2 hour trip on unpaved roads, which resulted in a flat tire, on the way to the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Below are a few photos and a video report that we took while in transit.

In Monteverde, we stayed at the Trapp Family Lodge, which was a quaint hotel, with wild bannanas and flowers growing in the back yard.














Our first excursion was to El Trapiche, which is a family-owned coffee and sugar cane plantation. On our tour we learned about the traditional and modern ways of harvesting these cash crops and, we got to ride on a fancy cart pulled by oxen.


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