The road to San Gerardo de Rivas is narrow and rocky but it is a road. From here on if you wish to go to the top of the mountain in the Chirripo National Park, it is a 2 day hike. We didn't go. We did drive further up a very narrow and rocky road. There were houses up there, people lived there. Some of the houses were really nice. I wondered how they got the building materials to the site. It would have been a real excursion out to do the shopping! The inhabitants must have been people who really wanted to get away from it all.
There is a really pretty river, lots of white water, lots of big boulders for the water to fall over on its way down the valley.
Another shot of the river.
This is a little church not far from our hotel.
Much of the high mountain sides are used for agriculture. This is a pasture. I hope the cows don't get altitude sickness. There is a cheese factory near by and people can go on tours, but we didn't make it this time. Some of the land as high up as this pasture appeared to be cultivated and they were growing things like bananas, coffee, potatoes, etc.
View from the mirador at the end of the secret garden hike.
Another mountain view.
I loved the color and the paintings of heliconias on the front of this building.
Rustic gate and the Costa Rican flag.
Another view of the river.
River water tumbling over big boulders.
Another cute gate. Reminds me of Carmel!
A very old and rustic home.
Another cute gate and fence.
This is the road up to our hotel. The main road to the left was a tad wider. Good thing we have a 4 wheel drive. This road was paved after it curved around to the right, but it was still extremely steep.
Lots of beautiful Hydrangeas, in Spanish they are called Hortensias.
The little town cemetary. Notice the graves are all above ground.
Laurie on a foot bridge across the river.
The river from the footbridge.
The road to San Gerardo de Rivas is narrow and rocky but it is a road. From here on if you wish to go to the top of the mountain in the Chirripo National Park, it is a 2 day hike. We didn't go. We did drive further up a very narrow and rocky road. There were houses up there, people lived there. Some of the houses were really nice. I wondered how they got the building materials to the site. It would have been a real excursion out to do the shopping! The inhabitants must have been people who really wanted to get away from it all. 
There is a really pretty river, lots of white water, lots of big boulders for the water to fall over on its way down the valley.
Another shot of the river.
This is a little church not far from our hotel.
Much of the high mountain sides are used for agriculture. This is a pasture. I hope the cows don't get altitude sickness. There is a cheese factory near by and people can go on tours, but we didn't make it this time. Some of the land as high up as this pasture appeared to be cultivated and they were growing things like bananas, coffee, potatoes, etc.
View from the mirador at the end of the secret garden hike.
Another mountain view.
I loved the color and the paintings of heliconias on the front of this building.
Rustic gate and the Costa Rican flag.
Another view of the river.
River water tumbling over big boulders.
Another cute gate. Reminds me of Carmel!
A very old and rustic home.
Another cute gate and fence.
This is the road up to our hotel. The main road to the left was a tad wider. Good thing we have a 4 wheel drive. This road was paved after it curved around to the right, but it was still extremely steep. 
Lots of beautiful Hydrangeas, in Spanish they are called Hortensias.
The little town cemetary. Notice the graves are all above ground.
Laurie on a foot bridge across the river.
The river from the footbridge.
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