La Fortuna Waterfall, Costa Rica

La Fortuna Waterfall (Spanish for "the fortune") is in central Costa Rica, in the Alajuela Province. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata Fortuna. The waterfall drops about 70−75 meters and is at the base of the dormant Chato volcano, about 5.5 km outside of the town of La Fortuna, near the Arenal Volcano. It is fed by the Arenal River,[1] which travels through the rain forest in the Arenal Mountain range until it plunges over the cliff, forming this waterfall.

La Fortuna Waterfall
(es) Catarata Fortuna
La Fortuna Waterfall in 2006
LocationLa Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates10°26′53.15″N 84°40′05.72″W
Total height70-75 m
Number of drops1
WatercourseArenal River

The admission is US$18 for adults and $18 for children over 6. The hike down to the waterfall is short and arduous, along a staircase carved into the hillside. Guests are encouraged to swim in the stream and small rapids below the falls, and there's a lifeguard on duty. There are restrooms and showers in the guest facilities atop the cliff, along with a restaurant and gift shop. It should take 10 minutes to go down and about 20 to get back up to the parking lot. Open from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.[2][3][4][5]

References
  1. http://crtraveling.com/waterfalls
  2. "La Fortuna Waterfall - Costa Rica". Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. "La Fortuna Waterfall". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. "La Fortuna Waterfall". Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20140124183839/http://www.arenalonline.com/arenal-volcano-information/article/the-falls.html
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