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One of my goals is to hike Corcovado Nationbal Park. I'd like to cross the entire park and know that will probably take about 4 days. Just wondering if anyone has ever hiked through Corcovado and if so would appreciate your feedback. Thx.

This might be a bit after the fact, but I have hiked Sirena to Los Patos a couple times. 2 dayer. Pretty strenuous. HOT. But well worth it. Lots of wildlife. IMHO, night time is the right time, in Corcovado. It really comes to life.
MY buddy Fred, at Hotel Ojalá in Drake has always arranged things for me. A great starting point.
Go for it.

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Invest in a pair of knee-high snakeproof boots. That park is full of very poisonous serpents. In fact, I once went horseback riding in the park and one of the horses got bit.

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i'm going there on march 8th, spending a week to do the hike and chill a bit

Be very careful concering the snakes. I'm a dyed in the wool outsdoorman, but the sheer number of venemous snakes in CR is really scary. A bite from a Terciopelo (Fer de Lance) is often fatal and results in horrific pain and probable loss of a limb at a mimimum. Do not ever consider one of the proliferating night time trail walks in wild areas.

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viejo,

is the terciopelo in that region? i am aware it is in costa rica. i was raised an outdoorsman as well, 100% country boy, but i do need to concern myself with one of the most poisonous snakes in the world

It's not one of the most posonous snakes in the world (the bushmaster gets more press in Latin Ameica), but it is very aggressive. While many poisonous snakes will try to avoid biting humans, this sucker will go after you.

I believe the terciopelo is indeed in that region. That said, it is a hell of a snake even if the bushmaster is technically more venemous. I have seen color photos and video of victims who have been bitten, and either died or lost limbs. Those who did not die, had ther limb lacerated from one end to the other by surgeons to allow the swelling to occur without splitting open flesh. I also talked to a guy in Limon who had a buddy bitten. He said he'd rather die and go through that bite and aftermath.

There are snakes in CR that make rattlers, copperheads and water moccasins look like Babi*s in comparison.

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