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View of Rincón de la Vieja – Volcancito Fumarole loop from Oropéndola Waterfall

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View of Rincón de la Vieja – Volcancito Fumarole loop from Oropéndola Waterfall

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View of Rincón de la Vieja – Volcancito Fumarole loop from Oropéndola Waterfall

04:04

13.3km

450m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

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Start point

Parking

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152 m

Rincón de la Vieja National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Rincón de la Vieja National Park is located just a few kilometers north of the city of Liberia. The starting point for an exploration is the Las Pailas ranger station, which is reached via a mostly well-developed road and has a large car park.
The 14000 ha national park is between 600 and 1900 m altitude. In addition to over 250 bird species, there are also sloths, monkeys, skunks, squirrels and much more to discover here. Also worth a detour are the steaming and sulphur-scented fumaroles, boiling mud pools and crater lakes.
There, where the lush vegetation thins out, you always have a beautiful view of the still active volcano Rincón de la Vieja.
The park is open every day except Monday from 8am-4pm (as of March 2022) and it is not difficult to enjoy a full day here.

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1.32 km

Hot Mud

Highlight • Natural Monument

1.34 km

Mud Pots of Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

Highlight • Natural Monument

Funny bubbling mud holes.

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1.54 km

View of Rincón de la Vieja

Highlight • Viewpoint

Famous view, 360 degree and to the volcano.

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7.17 km

Hot Springs

Highlight • Natural Monument

Hot sulphurous springs mingle with the river, but the springs are edged so you can sit on the edge and keep your feet in the hot water. The smell of sulfur is very distinctive, apart from the place is fantastically beautiful and invites you to linger (from which the smell unfortunately holds).

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11.6 km

Volcancito Fumarole

Highlight • Volcano

In the Las Pailas sector of the Rincón de la Vieja National Park, steam is rising from the ground all the time. The activity of the Rincó de la Vieja volcano can be seen and smelled everywhere

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12.0 km

Seasonal waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Fumorole... It stinks and fizzes badly. Smell of sulfur... Due to the strong wind, it's quite unpleasant... But bearable.

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12.5 km

Giant Trees of Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

Highlight • Forest

In the forest near the mud pots and fumaroles there are some giant trees that make you wonder how old they are. Huge plank and aerial roots create a thicket.

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13.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

1.40 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.74 km

2.11 km

1.40 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (740 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 11 August

28°C

22°C

76 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

March 18, 2023,PN Rincon de la Vieja Große Runde mit Djungel

Very nice tour through the deepest jungle. Some of the paths are difficult to walk and seem to be rarely used. On the tour we not only saw the various volcanic activities but also tapirs, monkeys and lots of birds. Also a toucan. Very worthwhile.

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March 12, 2024,CR - Rincón de la Vija, Kilometer 17,8 und ca. 5 Stunden

In CR, the kilometers walked are always incorrect on Komoot. This is an indication if someone needs to divide their strength. Seems to be due to the approximately 20-30 meter high canopy 🙃?!🤷🏼‍♀️

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April 28, 2025,Volcancito (Schlot) – Fumardas (heiße Quelle) rondtocht vanuit Brisas

We walked this walk in April 2025. It seems that at 9.78 km there are 2 rivers instead of 1. You first pass a small river, according to the location on the map the drawn river and then pass a larger river. For us this was quite confusing. Also, when we got home we were covered in small ticks (>40 …

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May 31, 2025,Volcancito (Schlot) – Fumardas (heiße Quelle) Runde von Brisas

A fantastically beautiful tour through the jungle. Unfortunately, there were a lot of small ticks along the way. 😝 Saw lots of capuchin monkeys, butterflies, and monster toads.

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Rincón de la Vieja National Park

Hot Mud

Mud Pots of Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

View of Rincón de la Vieja

Hot Springs

Volcancito Fumarole

Seasonal waterfall

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