Have you ever ridden on a zipline? Tourist operators in Costa Rica invented this fantastic and exhilarating way to travel from tree to tree – some 300 feet above the ground, in their cloud rain forests. These are also called canopy tours, although another way to get close to the birds and wildlife in such forests is to walk along “hanging bridges,” otherwise known as skywalks. Lots for sale in Arenal Costa Rica will enable you to live or work quite close to Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve, where you can take in these sites and adventures every day. The forest is just to the southeast of the Arenal Volcano National Park, which offers lovely views of that cone-shaped volcano (although it has not erupted since 2010).
Most of the economy in this area is based on tourism. Up until 2010 this consisted of volcano watchers, but while Arenal seems to have grown dormant once more, there is still plenty for tourists to do, Windsurfers and sports fishermen come to disport on Lake Arenal, and people who love to hike or ride horses come to bird and wildlife watch. Arenal lots are popular with Costa Ricans who’d like to leave the hectic pace of San José behind, to émigrés from other countries who are looking for a quiet life among Costa Rica’s natural wonders. And because Arenal is so close to that capital city, people can take a two hour drive there whenever they want to put a little hustle and bustle back into their lives for a while.
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