At 8:30 A.M. we met our guide Abel for our hike into La
Amistad National Park. The journey to the trail began by tractor driven wagon
(lucky for us) as the road to the trailhead was rugged and long. We started the
actual hike at one of the remote Los Quetzales cabins. They are located just
outside the park boundary and are lighted by kerosene lamps and heated by wood
fireplaces. The hike was pretty much
straight up and then straight down along a not so worn rainforest path that
passed through several streams, by 3 waterfalls and was surrounded by dense
vegetation. We were provided with tall rubber boots for the hike which we
picked up at the cabin. The hike was moderately strenuous (unless you have bad
knees) and lasted about 2 hours. It was a great introduction to this lush
environment.
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