The Camino de Costa Rica

I’m hoping to do more hiking this upcoming year. Last summer my wife and I did the Tahoe Rim Trail, which was a great hike within driving distance. With a goal to do more international travel, we’re looking at doing the Camino de Costa Rica later this year. It sounds like there are a number of options for places to stay along the route, so camping is somewhat optional, and lots of local food options.

The route with the elevationprofile

At the moment in Costa Rica tourism is a great product, nevertheless the greater beneficiaries are only the populations in the two coasts, leaving the small rural towns with little profit

Costa Rica is a green country, in the pursuit of carbon neutrality, where visitors seek to know the different ecosystems and natural wealth of this small nation. The challenge of walking from one ocean to another would be an attraction to a large number of international and national tourists.

I found it most interesting that the trail is being promoted by the local economic development agency. The goal is to get more tourism away from the coasts and into the interior of the country. Promoting a long distance trail is a pretty novel way to approach that, but it’s also a similar vision as Oregon Scenic Bikeways. With that program, the local towns actually have to petition the state to get a route, showing community support, and with the goal of economic development.

I’m hoping we get a chance to hike it it in the upcoming year!



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