It is situated in high mountains of Puntarenas at an altitude of about 2400 meters sea level, the town was developed by Quakers families that came 60 years ago from the U.S. running away from military service and looking for a peaceful place to live, in 1953 they started a cheese factory, it was a little family cottage industry, now it became a 200 employees industry.
There are just two public buses to San José the first one takes off at 6:30 a.m. and de second one at 1:00 p.m. Public buses from San José
Monteverde is visited for many tourists all year long from countries all over the world and they came in rented cars.
It’s very common to see people walking in path ways in the forest, looking for different kinds of animals like quetzals and bats they also are looking for plants besides the wonderful views; there are also a lot of adventure attractions like canopy and hanging bridges.
In December there is a festival of light that attracts people from all near towns. There is a mountain bike competition in October, and people come from all the country to watch it.
People are very gentle and kind; most of them are factory workers, farmers, and tourist guides that enjoy their work.
Monteverde is a very calmed place, ideal for resting, there are not too much night activities, and however there are good hotels and restaurants close to nature.
Monteverde deserves a great future in nature maintenance and sustainable development to reward the sacrifices of their founders.
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