It proportion to it's territory, Costa Rica has more of its land in National Parks than any other country in the world. On our trip to San Jose from Puerto Limon we passed through the Braulio Carrillo National Park which is only 20 killometers northeast of the Costa Rican Capitol.
Although the limited time of our tour did not allow us to stop and explore the park, it was still very interesting to at least get a passing glimpse of the lush green volcanic mountains, laced with rivers and streams. The fact that our tour guide was a retired National Park Ranger was a bonus because he shared many stories as only someone intimately involved with the park service could do.
One of our best views of the Braulio Carrillo National Park was that of the Rio Sucio, literally translated as "Dirty River" - pictured above. We were informed by a park naturalist that the water is actually very clean. The yellow color is caused by sulfur from the volcanos within the park and not from mud or pollution.
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