Parque nacional Los Quetzales

Costa Rica is a dream destination for those who love nature, spectacular and wild landscapes, as well as adventurous jungle treks. Despite its relatively small size (about 50,000 km2), Costa Rica is one of the countries with the highest biodiversity in all of Latin America. Interestingly, since 1948, Costa Rica has abolished its army, and the money saved has been spent on education. Costa Rica is the first tropical country to stop and reverse deforestation. The country is very clean, incredibly clean compared to other Latin American countries. And another important detail: according to statistics, this country spends about 6.9% of its budget on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Yes, indeed, the fact that a lot is spent on education is evident when you travel through Costa Rica.

Los Quetzals National Park covers only 50 square kilometers and has limited facilities, a small ranger station and a single, extremely mountainous and narrow main road. It is one of the best places to see the magnificent quetzal bird, which lives in the mountain cloud forests. We spent three nights in this magnificent location, doing beautiful hiking despite the rain that disrupted our plans for several hours each day. We were lucky enough to even see four quetzals (two females, two males), but taking a picture of them was absolutely impossible. The greatest reward was the experience of hiking on mountain trails through the cloud forests, contact with absolutely fantastic nature, undisturbed by mass tourism.Read more