Mirador a la catarata, San Isidro de El Guarco

Tip

Clouds often build up after midday, so views are usually clearer early.

Be careful

If it is on a roadside, park fully off the road and watch for traffic.

Places nearby

• Truchas Selva MadreFood & CoffeeMountain trout farm and restaurant off the Interamericana toward Cerro de la Muerte where you can catch your own trout or order it fried, with hiking trails to a waterfall and camping.
• Miriam's QuetzalsFood & CoffeeFamily-run restaurant and bird-watching stop in San Gerardo de Dota: gallo pinto breakfast, casado or whole fried trout for lunch, and a garden with hummingbirds and visiting quetzals.
• Restaurante Doña MarlenSodas & Local FoodSmall family soda in San Gerardo de Dota praised as one of the country's best: trout casados and whole fried trout, a succulent garden, fair prices and a famous house cocktail.
• Café KahawaFood & CoffeeCozy garden café in San Gerardo de Dota, popular after hikes in the Savegre valley for trout dishes, a trout and cream cheese sandwich, desserts with fresh fruit and good local coffee, with quetzals sometimes seen from the tables.
• Termales Hacienda OrosiYoga & WellnessThermal pools at different temperatures set in a coffee estate above the Orosi valley, with day and night passes, a restaurant, a small farm and a self-guided coffee trail.
• Cafetería 1743 & SouvenirFood & CoffeeCozy café-restaurant by the sports plaza in Orosí village, named after the 1743 colonial church nearby, serving coffee from the valley, cheese tortillas, sandwiches, pasta and homemade pastries, with a garden terrace.