The Famous Costa Rica Venado Caverns.
By Melvin Pereira
Near the town of La Fortuna, home to the majestic Arenal Volcano, are the famous Venado Caverns. At a little under forty-five minutes from all the major hotels in the area, the Venado Caverns offers its adventurous visitors a hidden world of beautiful stalagmites and stalactites.
The caverns were formed over 15 million years ago and for thousands of years remained under water. Due to the earth’s normal tectonic movements, the caverns have emerged from under water to offer its visitors a spectacular view of limestone and coral walls adorned with fascinating fossils.
The Arenal and La Fortuna area offers several comfortable cheap hotels or cabins to the more luxurious 5 star resort with its own private hot spring pools. Make sure you ask your hotel’s concierge about this tour.
Adventurers will have to be prepared to get wet, muddy and occasionally touched by one of the many jealous creatures of the cave. The most odd looking spiders, crabs, crickets and bats will scatter away before your eyes.
The cave unveils a labyrinth of openings, tunnels and the occasional wall climbing to its excited visitors. Needless to say, claustrophobic will not find this to be a fun tour due to its enclosed spaces and passages.
