This time we headed to Bajos de Toro, a town nestled in a valley between mountains that seems to be fake, between narrow streets, streams, pastures, the classic grocery store, soccer field in combo with church, little school and houses. Following the road a little further between mountains, dense forest and mist is the Catarata del Toro. 

How to get there? Take the Bernardo Soto highway, deviate at Naranjo, then continue towards Sarchí along a broken road that reaches the town of Bajos del Toro.

Car: Automobile (4×4 is not necessary)

Cost:  Nationals Adults ¢4000 Children and Seniors ¢2000 Phone: 2476-0800 IMPORTANT: Sundays are closed!

What to bring? Camera, waterproof jacket or poncho, comfortable sportswear, snacks, hydration, and clothes to change on the way back.

Time: Walk 20 minutes down and 30-45 minutes up

Difficulty: Moderate

The Catarata del Toro is located 7 km from Bajos del Toro, the place is a protected area of ​​the Juan Castro Blanco National Park and is private property so there is ample parking with a single access. This national park is known as ¨Water Park¨ and what better way to honor its name, the waterfall is incredible and has a 180m drop. 

To get to it, you start walking through a garden full of amazing hummingbirds, then you go through a forest with several viewpoints that open up like balconies on the path and then go down a bunch of steps until you reach the level of the base of the waterfall. 

The waterfall falls into a kind of yellow funnel that can be seen from any angle, when it falls it produces a spray that soaks everything around it and causes many logs and stones to be

covered with a moss that resembles a green carpet, below it is inevitable take thousands of photos of the landscape and its unreal beauty. 

For the way back, eat a snack that gives you a lot of energy and get some fresh air, because everything that goes down has to go up, and this climb is quite intense due to the humidity and slope in a very short distance.

RIO CUARTO LAGOON

From Bajos del Toro we went towards Grecia until we reached an intersection where there was a large ICE sign that said Laguna de Rio Cuarto de Grecia, there we got into that little street that was not in very good condition (it is better to go in a 4×4 vehicle). until we reached a point where we could see a half-marked path. We parked the car there and went into a “pasture” under the barbed wire. 

From there it was a very steep and super muddy descent. You have to go down very carefully, after 50 meters or less is the lagoon. It is much bigger than we thought and being of volcanic origin the water is not so cold for the area where it is. The color is lovely, there was a part that was under a tree so it looked like an emerald green. It was also crystal clear from the outside you could see thousands of little fish. As always we went in, swam for a while, floated and relaxed to the sound of nature.

Later we realized that there is another entrance, we believe that the "main" entrance is through a vineyard, where access is easier and there is more space, like a beach where you can stay outside the lagoon... but we never got there, We´ll let you know in case you want to venture to find where it is.