La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge is one of the more popular tourist attractions in Costa Rica. After paying for admission, we decided to take a self-guided tour throughout the park. We denied the guided tour because it was $80 and we figured it would be more fun if we explored it ourselves. The first part of the tour had all of the birds. Toucans and parrots were only some of the magnificent birds that we saw in this first part of the tour. The last part of this section, though, included the hummingbirds and we all forgot how dangerous it would be to be stationary in an enclosed area with these birds. They are so fast and at least 3 would go whizzing by you at any point! We took a group picture and as soon as that was finished, 5 birds flew by us, making all of the girls scream bloody murder! Throughout the rest of our trip, we saw the frog, snake and jungle cat exhibits, which were all really cool.
The last part of the trail included the waterfalls. There are 4 waterfalls throughout this trail and they were incredible. At the second waterfall, there was a path that brought you right up to the waterfall, letting us be misted by the falling water. After taking several panoramic pictures of the park and stopping by the gift shop, we were ready for our lunch. There was a buffet filled with lots of Costa Rican food, all of which was delicious. To appease any picky Americans visiting the park, they were sure to have hotdogs and french fries too.
Luckily, we timed our trip out well because, we found out right before lunch, that the only bus available to take us back to San Jose and eventually Atenas was leaving at 1. So after having a good lunch, some coffee and a few laughs, we were ready to start our journey back home. Since we had all been up since 3:30 am, we were all grateful to get back to our host homes around 5:30 pm to take a nap!
First weekend here in Costa Rica has been incredible and I can't wait to see what the next 7 weeks has to bring!
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