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Introducing Interamericana Norte
Views from the Interamericana don’t offer everyone’s ideas of the tropics, not during the dry season anyway. Vistas across vast expanses of grassy savannah, which seem more suited to Africa or the American southwest, are broken only by windblown trees, some of which shed their leaves during the hot, dry summer. But complex communications between these seemingly dormant giants will suddenly inspire an entire species to erupt into fountains of pink, yellow or orange blossoms, welling up from the dry grasses in astounding syncopation. This is also where you’ll see the signature gait of the sabanero as he rounds up a herd of cattle with grace and precision.
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The Interamericana Norte is the principal highway connecting San José and Managua, Nicaragua, so you can expect to see big rigs on the road slaloming between potholes with a surprising degree of skill. For travelers, this is the main route for accessing Monteverde, Liberia, the northern volcanoes, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa and the extreme northwest. The Arenal route connects with the Interamericana Norte in Cañas.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
