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Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Sector Las Pailas
Sector Santa María
The Santa María sector was, from the end of the 19th century until 1973, one of the largest haciendas in the area. On the ranch, cattle were raised for meat and milk, and there were plantations of coffee and sugarcane. Within this sector is the Casona Santa María, a small exhibition for the public. The Casona can accommodate a maximum capacity of 20 people, with access subject to the availability of administrative personnel.
There is also a lookout point, located on a small hill behind the Casona de Santa María, an old building belonging to the hacienda. From the lookout, visitors can see the Volcán Miravalles, the surroundings of the town of San Jorge and the lowlands of Guanacaste near the Río Tempisque.
This sector also has restrooms, bathrooms, drinking water, tables, barbecue grills and wash
The Las Pailas sector is located in a forest area, and is named after the volcanic features located there, which include fumaroles, mud pools and fumarolic lagoons.
How do you get there?
From San José: drive north towards Puntarenas and then follow the Carretera Interamericana towards Liberia, then keep going for about 5 km north; here you will take a 20 km road northwest until you reach the sector. It is advisable to use a vehicle with four-wheel drive. Driving time from San Jose is about 5 hours.
From Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport
(LIR), folloSwERtVhIeCIrOoSadLAtoS PLAibIeLrAiaS YanSdAcNoTnAtinMuAe RfÍoAr about 5 km to the north; from there, you’ll head northwest on a 20 km road until you reach the sector.
It is advisable to use a vehicle with four-wheel drive. Driving time from Liberia to Rincón de la Vieja is about 45 minutes.
basins, as well as a large area around the Casona where visitors are allowed to leave their vehicles.
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