"Rainforest repose" Monteverde by frank_delargy

Monteverde Travel Guide: 180 reviews and 402 photos

In the trees - Monteverde
In the trees

The MonteVerde area of Costa Rica is composed of three villages: MonteVerde, Cerro Plano and Santa Elena. It is one of the earliest developed Rainforest areas for tourism. The idea was to preserve the Rainforest by providing activities that people (us) can do and provide a source of income for the people of the area so that conversion of rainforest to coffee plantation is slowed down.
In the picture above you can see my son Colin zipping across a rather large valley about 500 feet in the air. Below him were waterfalls.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Wonderful opportunity for rainforest activities
  • Cons:rough roads make getting there an adventure
  • In a nutshell:verdant rainforest with plenty to do and see
  • Last visit to Monteverde: Aug 2003
  • Intro Updated Jan 17, 2005
  • Add to Trip Planner (?)
  • Report Abuse

Reviews (7)

Frank swinging in the trees. - Monteverde Tarzan swing Things to Do (5)

About halfway through the zip lines we got a chance to swing on a wire that was suspended from the top of a very tall... more travel advice

Baby Sloth - Monteverde Gotta love those baby sloths Favorites (1)

As we were traveling along, close to Monteverdi we noticed a boy by the side of the road with a strange looking animal... more travel advice

cart pulled by brahma bulls - Monteverde Draft animals are still used for... Local Customs (1)

Be careful on the roads as you may quickly come up to an ox-cart or horses. In many ways these make more sense than a... more travel advice

Hummingbird in Selvatura - Monteverde Hummingbird garden at the end of the... Things to Do (5)

Many of the zipline companies also offer other attractions like canopy bridges, butterfly gardens and hummingbird... more travel advice

Comments (5)

  • Reply
    balhannah's Profile Photo
    Apr 21, 2009 at 8:43 PM

    Excellent Costa Rica pages, have read and tipped them twice now, so they must be good!

  • Reply
    kazander's Profile Photo
    Mar 30, 2006 at 1:31 PM

    oh that baby sloth is just precious! I definately want to do that zipline tour no matter how terrfied I might be! Great tips and photos!

  • Reply
    cachaseiro's Profile Photo
    Mar 25, 2006 at 5:39 AM

    that looks like a fantastic place. great page :O)

  • Reply
    Helga67's Profile Photo
    Jan 17, 2005 at 12:50 PM

    Good tips for my trip to Costa Rica in a couple of months. Wonderful hummingbird pic.

  • Reply
    jag17's Profile Photo
    Jan 9, 2005 at 11:11 AM

    The zip line scared the heck out of me! I was proud of myself when I was back on firm ground :)

frank_delargy's Related Pages

Monteverde Travel Guide

 
Explore the World
Travel Destinations
frank_delargy's Profile Photo

frank_delargy

“The most important things in life are not 'things'”

Online Now

Male

Top 1,000 Travel Writer
Member Rank:
0 0 8 3 7

Badges & Stats in Monteverde

  • 7 Reviews
  • 9 Photos
  • 0 Forum posts
  • 5 Comments
  • 2,381PageViews
  • See All Stats
  • See All Badges (9)

Have you been to Monteverde?

  Share Your Travels  

Latest Activity in Monteverde

Photos in Monteverde

See All Photos (9)

Top 10 Pages

See All Travel Pages (32)

Friends

See All Friends (6)

Travel Interests

See All Travel Interests (4)

Latest Monteverde hotel reviews

Los Pinos - Cabanas y Jardines
265 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 19, 2013
Monteverde Lodge
327 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 16, 2013
Hotel El Establo
443 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 1, 2013
Hidden Canopy Treehouses Boutique Hotel
383 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 16, 2013
Hotel De Montana Monteverde
119 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 17, 2013
Hotel Fonda Vela
246 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 2, 2013