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Author:  Versatile [ Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:50 am ]
Post subject:  Liberia to Arenal
How is the road to the volcano? Drive time? Is this a good way or would it be better to go from SJ? Thanks in advance.
Author:  BlueDevil [ Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Liberia to Arenal
Versatile wrote:
How is the road to the volcano? Drive time? Is this a good way or would it be better to go from SJ? Thanks in advance.


I drove from south of Liberia (Cañas) to La Fortuna in January. The 2 1/2 hour drive was leisurely and offered some very nice views of Lake Arenal. The road, Hwy 142, has a narrow cartway, but is in pretty good shape. (You should add about another hour travel time from Liberia...as Cañas is about 50 - 60 km south of Liberia on the Interamerican Hwy.)

I liked this route to Arenal much better than traveling from SJ.
Author:  BrownCow [ Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Liberia to Arenal
BlueDevil wrote:
Versatile wrote:
How is the road to the volcano? Drive time? Is this a good way or would it be better to go from SJ? Thanks in advance.


I drove from south of Liberia (Cañas) to La Fortuna in January. The 2 1/2 hour drive was leisurely and offered some very nice views of Lake Arenal. The road, Hwy 142, has a narrow cartway, but is in pretty good shape. (You should add about another hour travel time from Liberia...as Cañas is about 50 - 60 km south of Liberia on the Interamerican Hwy.)

I liked this route to Arenal much better than traveling from SJ.


I heard they had a major mudslide recently... Is that still closing the road?
Author:  BlueDevil [ Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Liberia to Arenal
QuickBlueFox wrote:
BlueDevil wrote:
Versatile wrote:
How is the road to the volcano? Drive time? Is this a good way or would it be better to go from SJ? Thanks in advance.


I drove from south of Liberia (Cañas) to La Fortuna in January. The 2 1/2 hour drive was leisurely and offered some very nice views of Lake Arenal. The road, Hwy 142, has a narrow cartway, but is in pretty good shape. (You should add about another hour travel time from Liberia...as Cañas is about 50 - 60 km south of Liberia on the Interamerican Hwy.)

I liked this route to Arenal much better than traveling from SJ.


I heard they had a major mudslide recently... Is that still closing the road?


I don´t know...my information is from January...obviously, your info is more up to date than mine. Where did the mudlside occur...on Hwy 1 or Hwy 142?
Author:  BrownCow [ Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Liberia to Arenal
BlueDevil wrote:
QuickBlueFox wrote:
BlueDevil wrote:
Versatile wrote:
How is the road to the volcano? Drive time? Is this a good way or would it be better to go from SJ? Thanks in advance.


I drove from south of Liberia (Cañas) to La Fortuna in January. The 2 1/2 hour drive was leisurely and offered some very nice views of Lake Arenal. The road, Hwy 142, has a narrow cartway, but is in pretty good shape. (You should add about another hour travel time from Liberia...as Cañas is about 50 - 60 km south of Liberia on the Interamerican Hwy.)

I liked this route to Arenal much better than traveling from SJ.


I heard they had a major mudslide recently... Is that still closing the road?


I don´t know...my information is from January...obviously, your info is more up to date than mine. Where did the mudlside occur...on Hwy 1 or Hwy 142?


This was as of 12 days ago, and it was highway 142...
Author:  BlueDevil [ Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Liberia to Arenal
QuickBlueFox wrote:
BlueDevil wrote:
QuickBlueFox wrote:
BlueDevil wrote:
Versatile wrote:
How is the road to the volcano? Drive time? Is this a good way or would it be better to go from SJ? Thanks in advance.


I drove from south of Liberia (Cañas) to La Fortuna in January. The 2 1/2 hour drive was leisurely and offered some very nice views of Lake Arenal. The road, Hwy 142, has a narrow cartway, but is in pretty good shape. (You should add about another hour travel time from Liberia...as Cañas is about 50 - 60 km south of Liberia on the Interamerican Hwy.)

I liked this route to Arenal much better than traveling from SJ.


I heard they had a major mudslide recently... Is that still closing the road?


I don´t know...my information is from January...obviously, your info is more up to date than mine. Where did the mudlside occur...on Hwy 1 or Hwy 142?


This was as of 12 days ago, and it was highway 142...


QBFox,

Thanks, for the update.

Versatile,

I guess that rules out the scenic route around Lake Arenal...lo siento. :cry:
Author:  BrownCow [ Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:36 pm ]
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You can still go around the south side, on Hwy 1, but it's much further...
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