Cinquera Rain Forest Park

War history walk through the forest

We hiked through the forest with one of the original guerilla and he told us all and showed us some of the sites along the trail from the war. It was really neat being able to ask questions about eve...

Historic town

We had a fantastic day in Cinquera. We were given a tour by a great tour guide called Walter, who was one of the few people in the village who spoke English, so he came just for us. The tour was inter...

Ranger Rafael made the day

The park itself is fine but what makes the experience memorable is Ranger Rafael. A guerilla fighter during the civil war, he has many fascinating stories to share. Cinquera is a poor area and there...

see the town as well as the rain forest

Cinquera was a stronghold of guerrilla resistance where bullet damage still can be seen. the park has winding hiking trails, lush landscape and a small waterfall

Beautiful forest, but more remote than the map indicates

We had the opportunity to visit this forest this past week, and it's a fascinating as well as a beautiful place. The history behind it, and the next-door town, with the combination of nature make thi...