Uma kuziwa ekufuneni ama-quetzals eCosta Rica, iningi labantu liya emahlathini asefulethi aseMelverde; uhambo lwamahora amane ukusuka e-Central Valley emigwaqweni enomoya, emigwaqweni engenakulinganiswa. Indawo encane eyaziwayo-indawo igcinwe ezintabeni zaseCosta Rica eziseduze zaseCroro de la Muerte, uhambo oluthatha imizuzu engu-90 oluvela eSan José.
Esigodini esimangalisayo esibizwa ngokuthi i-San Gerardo de Dota, i-plethora ye-quetzals yenze ikhaya labo, idle ummeli wendawo noma i-aguacatillo.
Uma sekucatshangwa uZimu ngemiphakathi ye- Pre-Columbian neMesoamerican , lezi zinyama ezibomvu ezibelethiweko, ezinemibala emihle kanye nemisindo emide, emikhulu, zenze lokhu okulandelako phakathi kwabadobi bezinyoni nababukeli abavamile.
Isikhathi esihle sokubona i-quetzal sisenkathi eyomile, esukela ngoDisemba kuya ku-Ephreli. Kodwa uma unenhlanhla futhi ube nesineke, ungayithola nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka.
Ngenxa yokuthi ama-quetzals abonakala kahle kakhulu ekuseni, iningi lizohlala ubusuku kwenye indawo yehhotela. Ukuvakasha kungabhalwa ngedeski elingaphambili kumahhotela amaningi. Amanani avela ku-$ 16 (shayela i-Dantica, Ucingo: 2740-1067) ukuya ku-$ 55 (shayela i-Savegre Mountain Hotel, Ucingo: 2740-1028).
Okufanele ngikwenze
Uma ungekho ekuzingeleni i-quetzal, isigodi saseSan Gerardo de Dota kufanele sivakashele sisodwa. Ngamahlathi amakhulu asezindaweni ezihlaza, ehlanjululwa ngumfula oqabulayo wezintaba, kuyisimo esihle sokuphela kwezimpelasonto.
Abavakashi bangase bajabulele ukugibela phansi kuze kufike emangeni yamanzi i-Savegre River emangalisayo; ukuhamba okuphakathi komgwaqo ngenxa yobunzima. Kuhamba phambili ngokuhamba ngezinyawo kodwa uhamba kakhulu ngamamitha angu-25 okugcina. Kukhona futhi iziqondiso zemvelo ezitholakalayo kulolu hambo. Amanani avela ku-$ 40- $ 70 ngosuku lwesigamu.
Ukuvakasha ngehhashi kubiza u-$ 12 ngehora ngesikhombisa.
Abantu base-Savegre Mountain Hotel (Ucingo: 2740-1028) bangahlela lohambo.
E-Trogon Lodge (Ucingo: 2293-8181), kune-10-platform yombhoshongo yokuvakasha, okubiza imali engu-$ 35 ngomuntu ngamunye.
Izinkambo zokuhamba noma eCroro de la Muerte (ezizungeze u-$ 35) noma eQuetzal National Park (ezizungeze u-$ 47) nazo zikhethwa ukuthi zingabhalwa kunoma iyiphi ihhotela.
Uhambo lwekhofi nekhofi yokuqala yokuhamba ne-carbon-neutral - I-Café Dota - iyidrayivu emfushane eSanta Maria de Dota. Ukuthutha (okunye okungamaRandi 70) kushiya iSan Gerardo de Dota phakathi nantambama ekuseni. Ukuvakasha kuyedwa kubiza u-$ 39. Shayela uDantica (Ucingo: 2740-1067).
Uzohlalaphi
Lesi sigodi saqala ukuhlaliswa ngumndeni wakwaChacon ngawo-1950, okwakusondeza ngokwabo izinkomo zobisi, imifino kanye nezihlahla zezithelo. Lapho i-quetzal 'itholakele' ehlathini eliphakeme efufwini eliphezulu, imboni yezokuvakasha yavela masinyane futhi amahhotela amancane ahluma emaphandleni asezintabeni.
I-Savegre Mountain Hotel (Ucingo: 2740-1028; www.savegre.co.cr), eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Cabinas Chacon, isalondolozwa ngumndeni wakwaChacon. Amakamelo alula futhi ukudla kuyisisekelo, kodwa izivande ezihle zikhuthaza izivakashi ukuba zijabulele ngaphandle. Amanani ekamelo ngalinye ebusuku aqala ngo-$ 94.
Amakhemikhali ahlelekile, afana nokulala azungeza izingadi ezinhle kakhulu eTrogon Lodge (Ucingo: 2293-8181; www.grupomawamba.com).
Lokhu kubhekwa njengenye yezinketho ze-nicer zendawo. Izinga lokulala ebusuku liphakathi kuka- $ 83 no-$ 134.
Ukuze uthole isipiliyoni sesimanje, bheka i-Dantica (Ucingo: 2740-1067; www.dantica.com), enezindonga ezimhlophe, ifenisha ye-chic namafasitela amakhulu angilazi. Amakamelo avela ku-$ 126 kuya ku- $ 178 ebusuku.
I-Hotel de Montaña del Suria (Ucingo: 2740-1004; www.suria-lodge.com) inikeza izindawo zokuhlala ezilula futhi isethwe ngokujulile esigodini, kodwa ngokufinyelela okukhulu emigwaqeni yokuhamba.
Hlola i-Hotel Las Cataratas (Ucingo: 8393-9278 noma 2740-1064), El Manantial (Ucingo: 2740-1045; www.elmanantiallodge.com) kanye ne-Sueños del Bosque Lodge (Ucingo: 2740-1023; www.bosquesangerardo.com ). I-Cabinas El Quetzal (Ucingo: 2740-1036; www.cabinaselquetzal.com) inikeza iphakheji eliyinkimbinkimbi elihlanganisa wonke ama-$ 63.
Indlela Yokuthola Lapho
Ngenxa yokuthi amahhotela, izindawo zokudla kanye nezikhangisi zihlukanisiwe kakhulu, kuhle kakhulu ukufika emotweni.
Ukuze ufike lapho, thatha i-Interamericana Highway eningizimu ukusuka eSan José, ulandela izimpawu kuSan Isidro de Jikelele noma uPérez Zeledón. I-San Gerardo ilungile cishe imizuzu engama-90 ngaphandle komuzi ekhilomitha 80. Kulula ukulahlekelwa ngakho qhubeka ukhangele!
Uma uhlela ukufika ngebhasi, kungcono ukwazisa ihhotela ohlala ngaphambi kwesikhathi ukuze bakwazi ukukuthatha. Uma kungenjalo, okungenani i-kilomitha eyi-9 iyahamba ekhuphuka. Ungathatha ibhasi elingavamile ukuya eSan Isidro de General kusukela esiteshini sebhasi le-MUSOC. Qinisekisa ukuthi utshela umthengisi wethikithi nomshayeli webhasi ukuthi ufuna ukuphuma ekhilomitha 80 eSan Gerardo de Dota.