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Introducing Valle de Orosi
This river valley and renowned road trip southeast of Cartago is famous for its mountain vistas, colonial churches (one in ruins), hot springs, orchid garden, lake formed by a hydroelectric facility, its truly wild national park, and coffee – lots and lots of coffee. A 60km scenic loop of the valley winds through a landscape of rolling hills terraced with shade-grown coffee plantations and expansive valleys dotted with pastoral villages. If you’re lucky enough to have a rental car (or a good bicycle), you’re in for a treat, though it’s still possible to navigate most of the loop via public buses.
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The loop road starts 8km southeast of Cartago in Paraíso, and then heads south to Orosi. At this point you can either continue south to Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo Cerro de la Muerte or loop back to Paraíso via Ujarrás.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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