Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using them, we will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! Things To Do in La Fortuna Two Volcanoes Tour Ride A Bike El Salto (Rope Swing) La Fortuna Waterfall Other Things To Do Where To Stay In La Fortuna What To Eat In La Fortuna La Fortuna was my first stop in Costa Rica. I had come from San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, crossing the border by foot and taking a bus to La Fortuna. The bus actually dropped me off in Tanque, about 7 kilometers (4 miles) east of La Fortuna. The bus driver told me to wait for another bus that would take me to La Fortuna. A light drizzle fell and I waited in the bus shelter along with two other guys. Some of my first impressions of Costa Rica were here in this bus shelter. Maybe it was the warm drizzle, but the sleepy town of Tanque felt cozy and clean. Everything seemed to be more developed, the cars were nice, the people were chill. No one was whistling at me, there were no borrachos sleeping on the sidewalks, they actually had sidewalks. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved Nicaragua and Guatemala, in some ways more than Costa Rica. Costa Rica is kind of Americanized. I mean, there’s a Smashburger and Cinnabon at the airport, and you hear English everywhere. I like to call it the Disneyland of Central America. But there’s a reason so many tourists come here. It’s a beautiful country, with great Continue Reading