Day 8: Natl Park & Waterfall

We woke from our first night at the new hotel and set off for our hike. Took a short bus ride to the Rincon de La Vieja National Park for a day hike. The first pic is of the Strangler fig tree, which grows around another tree and eventually strangles it. As the other tree decomposes, the strangler tree feeds off of it. Then we walked to thermal pools and thermal mud pools that are heated by the volcano. Apparently they are acidic and 100°C which is boiling. So basically you fall in there you’re not coming out. Then we walked to a waterfall and some people swam at the bottom. The water was very cold.Read more