Ecocentro Danaus
Parks & Wildlife · Arenal & La Fortuna · trails
Small nature center east of La Fortuna with forest trails, wildlife, a butterfly garden and a Maleku cultural presentation.
Contact & directions
- Website: https://www.ecocentrodanaus.com/
- Location: 10.48243, -84.61653 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- San Juan Bosco Church & La Fortuna Central ParkLandmark · FreeLa Fortuna's white church faces the town park with Arenal's cone right behind it: the classic church-plus-volcano photo.
- El Salto Rope SwingSwimming spot · FreeA deep jade swimming hole on the Río Fortuna with a rope swing hanging over it, a 15–20 minute walk from town.
- Bogarín Trail (Sloth Trail)Nature spot · about $20A family-run patch of regrown forest a short walk from downtown, famous for its resident sloths, plus herons, basilisk lizards and colorful tanagers around the ponds.
- Termales del ArenalSwimming spot · hidden gemA hot spring near La Fortuna, Alajuela province.
- El Canto Waterfall (Catarata El Canto)Waterfall · about $14 · hidden gemA small waterfall reached by a steep, rocky road about 20 minutes from La Fortuna, far from the crowds of the main falls.
- EcotermalesSwimming spot · hidden gemA hot spring near La Fortuna, Alajuela province.
Sources: https://www.ecocentrodanaus.com/