La Ventana Continental Divide Lookout
Viewpoint · Monteverde
A windy deck right on the Continental Divide inside the Monteverde reserve, looking down the Caribbean slope on one side while the clouds pour over the ridge from the other.
- Cost
- about $26
- Time there
- 20 min
- Best time
- morning
- Kids
- 6 / 10
- View
- 8 / 10
- Crowds
- 5 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 4 / 10
- Location
- 10.29721, -84.7833 — Google Maps
Tip
Clouds change by the minute; wait a little and the view often opens up.
Be careful
Strong gusts on the platform: hold on to hats and phones, and bring a warm layer.
Getting there
Inside the Monteverde reserve, roughly 2 km of trail from the entrance; reserve ticket required.
Places nearby
- Hotel Fonda VelaStaysHillside cloud-forest hotel near the Monteverde reserve.
- Stella's Monteverde Bakery & CaféFood & CoffeeBakery opened in 1992 by English-born Stella Wallace, now a breakfast and lunch café across from the CASEM crafts co-op, using local cheeses and house bread.
- Restaurante La Cuchara de la Abuela (CASEM)Food & CoffeeCooperative-run kitchen at CASEM, the women's craft co-op, serving typical plates and handmade corn tortillas.
- The Bat JungleParks & WildlifeIndoor bat exhibit designed by bat biologist Dr.
- Pizzería e Ristorante TramontiFood & CoffeeFamily-run Italian restaurant since 1993 (founded by an Italian and Costa Rican couple), with a wood-fired oven, house-made ravioli and lasagna and a glass-and-timber dining room above the valley.
- San Luis Coffee Tour (Café de San Luis)Food & CoffeeSmall community coffee tour on the Ramírez-Brenes family farm in San Luis: eight coffee varieties, orchids, fruit trees and a tasting of coffee with the family's own pastries.
Sources: OpenStreetMap node/1809766824 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1809766824 · https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Monteverde