Tapantí Wildlife Refuge

Located in a corner of the Orosi Valley, this quiet refuge protects a luxuriant cloud forest, spectacular waterfalls and an emerald river that is perfect for swimming. Part of the river is used to generate electricity, so a road leads high into the mountains to a stations that captures water and sends it through a tunnel to a hydroelectric plant. The road affords some wonderful views and the trails that lead off it offer some closer glimpses of the cloud forest.

The lush forests that drape the steep terrain contain some 211 species of birds, including the quetzal,, but due to the denseness of the foliage, animals are a bit difficult to spot.

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