Camino de Costa Rica

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The Camino de Costa Rica (German: Weg von Costa Rica) is a 280 km long hiking trail across Costa Rica . It runs from the Atlantic coast in the Barbilla National Park to the Pacific coast in Quepos.

Emergence

By 2018, the population living in rural areas had declined from 40% (2000) to 27%, poverty was 25% well above the urban population and income was more than 40% lower. These sobering facts as well as other factors such as level of education, unemployment and underemployment in rural areas gave rise to the establishment of the Asociación Mar a Mar. Its aim was to improve the economic situation in the rural areas of Costa Rica by establishing a Camino de Costa Rica .

Hiking trail through coffee plantations

65% of foreign tourists in Costa Rica are interested in ecotourism, which focuses on the elements of sustainable tourism - with the aim of promoting the exchange of services, job creation, the fight against poverty and socio-economic growth and at the same time reduce the social, cultural and environmental negative effects of tourism.

Contribution

At the end of 2018, income from tourism in the region (6 municipalities) had already risen by 30%. New supply services and accommodation were established in 12 communities, as well as new services (visits to plantations, archaeological visits, nature observation ...). The number of hiking guides has also increased.

Route

Parismina

The trail can be started in the village of Parismina, which can only be reached by plane or boat, or in the municipality of Barra del Pacuare , with the concrete hike (after a boat trip to the Goshen waypoint) starting on the Atlantic coast. The path continues through the areas of Nairi Awari, the La Angostura Valley, along the Tapanti National Park and Orosi Valley - over the highest point El Empalme at 2,300 m and through the coffee fields of Tarrazu and Los Santos to its end in the city of Quepos the pacific coast. The northern volcanoes Turrialba and Irazú can be seen from a distance over long stretches of the way.

View of the Turrialba volcano
Coffee plantations in the western part of the route
View of the Turrialba volcano and the Pacuare River

The path partly runs through indigenous areas . These stages must be accompanied by indigenous hiking guides. Even if the rest of the path can be walked alone (until the official hiking guide is published in book form; this is planned for 2021), it is recommended to be accompanied by experienced hiking guides who are knowledgeable about the area. This is not only for your own safety and information, but also to support the mission of the way to help the local population.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Costa Rica - Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2018, Julio, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
  2. ^ Anuario Estadístico de Turismo 2018. Accessed on May 25, 2020 .
  3. ↑ EU Guidebook on Sustainable Tourism for Development. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Route. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Parismina, Limón govisitcostarica.com , accessed May 26, 2020