About San-Gerardo-Dota
San Gerardo de Dota is a beautiful town located about 88 km south of San Jose, via the South Panamerican Highway. Upon arrival at Km 80 you take 8 km down to the river and find this beautiful town.
When you get to San Gerardo, the atmosphere here evokes a European country like Switzerland or other due to the climate or the environment like the gardens, but after a while, the dense vegetation, the typical houses of the area, the hotels and locals remind you that you are in Costa Rica, though, the beautiful Costa Rica.
In San Gerardo there is an abundant biodiversity, more than 200 species of birds, virgin forests of Abundant wildlife and plant, in fact, the main tourist boom began when some professors at the Harvard University visited the area in search of mini-orchids and they were in love with the place, made their recommendation to other scholars and thus, little by little started the tourism and the hotel project in the area.
To get to San Gerardo you should go down a hill, but the road is fairly well kept, and the steeper sides are covered with asphalt, so that even cars can get there. ... [Read more or view photos of San Gerardo Dota]