South America – Global World Travel Blog

All trails seem to lead to waterfalls, misty crater lakes or jungle-fringed, deserted beaches.

La Fortuna is the name of a district and a small city located in San Carlos, Costa Rica. “La Fortuna” is Spanish for “The Fortune”, the town got its name due to its sparing from the Arenal Volcano’s eruptions.

Here, horses graze in unimproved lots, spiny iguanas scramble through brush, sloth eyes peer from the riverside canopy, and eternal spring mornings carry just a kiss of humidity on their breath. And always, there’s that massive volcano lurking behind the clouds or sparkling in the sun.