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I really enjoyed the feeling of safety with the guides, this is especially important when my children are with me. I had a great time knowing that the kids were safe and happy, I could concentrate on having fun myself. The guides were very knowledgeable about what kids of all ages can and can't do, as well as understanding each of my children's abilities. They added the right dose of challenge (as most everything we had not done before) for each of my kids (for us parents too!) so that the kids could be very proud of themselves and have great experiences to talk about for a lifetime
MK Hicks, Santa Rosa, CA July 2005
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Guayabo Archeological Site Tour
Ancient stone carvings of alligator and jaguar gods, ingeniously engineered Pre-Columbian aqueducts where water still flows, and paved roads receding into a lush rainforest - all of these things hint to Costa Rica's mysterious past civilizations.
Costa Rica may not be famous for its archaeological history like Guatemala's Tikal or the Incan ruins of Peru, but veiled in the shadow of the Turrialba Volcano - like a mythical "lost city" from a storybook - lies a mysterious ancient city that was home to over 10,000 people who seemed to have mysteriously vanished just before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century.
This region, known as Guayabo National Monument, is Costa Rica's most important archaeological site and its only named National Monument.
The excavations at Guayabo have revealed a network of cobblestone causeways and streets, open and closed aqueducts, cisterns, stairways, mounds, petroglyphs, monoliths, tombs, and sculptures that belong to a pre-Columbian city, which was inhabited between 1000 B.C. and 1400 A.D.
For your tour a guide will walk you through the entire park while explaining the findings of the excavations and the history of the people that once lived there
What to bring?
- Shorts or pants, walking shoes, rain jacket, a hat, sunglasses, a bottle of water, insect repellent, and sun block.
This tour is available for all ages.
Pricing
We run all of our Day Tours from both San Jose and Turrialba. The prices for each of these tours vary depending upon where you are coming from. The prices from Turrialba include pick-up and drop-off at your hotel, lunch, guide(s), and all equipment that is needed. The prices from San Jose include pick-up and drop-off at your hotel, breakfast, lunch, guide(s), and all equipment that is needed.
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