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

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

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

01:36

5.55km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. 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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152 m

Rincón de la Vieja National Park

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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 …

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1.11 km

Fumarolic Lagoons in Rincón de la Vieja National Park

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1.53 km

Giant Trees of Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

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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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3.07 km

Seasonal waterfall

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

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3.33 km

Fumaroles and Hot Springs, Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

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The water in the fumardas boils loudly. You're glad that a fence keeps you at a distance.

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Volcancito Fumarole

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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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4.05 km

View of Rincón de la Vieja

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Famous view, 360 degree and to the volcano.

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5.55 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.50 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.24 km

2.25 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (740 m)

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Sunday 30 August

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Comments

December 12, 2024,Wanderung Rincon Nationalpark Sendero Las Pailas Vulkan 🌋 Tour 👍

Hike with all the insights into the volcanic activities. It takes about 2 hours despite the short distance. 🙂👍

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November 6, 2021,Nationalpark Rincon de la Vieja - Mud Pots and Fumaroles

Very easy hike that leads through the dry forest to the volcanically active pools. Normally the route would be done in an hour, but because of the many things to be discovered, it is better to plan in 2 hours.

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January 3, 2024,TM Rincon Las PAilas

This is the only park that is vaguely volcanic (sulphur and fumarole spots, but always generally immersed in the forest). Here I caught a tapir!

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October 25, 2022,Nationalpark Rincón de la Vieja Heise Quellen

Well developed paths. Definitely worth a detour at the end of the tour to the waterfall.

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March 5, 2022,178. 🇨🇷 Nationalpark Rincón de la Vieja

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 …

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October 18, 2024,Costa Rica Rincon de la Vieja Mud Pots and Fumaroles 2024-10-18

The region around the active volcano Rincón de la Vieja can be explored in two sectors, the Santa Maria sector and the Las Pailas sector. At Las Pailas there is a well-developed route of around 5 km that leads past the mud pots and fumaroles. You can see the rising columns of steam emerging from the earth from afar. Half …

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March 22, 2022,Wanderung am Fuße des aktiven "Rincón de la Vieja"

A very eventful and interesting tour...

The Rincón de la Vieja is located in the national park of the same name and has an altitude of 1916 m. In its crater at an altitude of more than 1800 m there is an acid lake that lies 100 m below the rim of the crater and has a diameter of about …

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Rincón de la Vieja National Park

Fumarolic Lagoons in Rincón de la Vieja National Park

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Giant Trees of Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

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View of Rincón de la Vieja

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