点评:The park was absolutely beautiful and we also did the cave tour! We had two others join us on the tour who spoke Spanish, but little English, and we spoke English and very little Spanish. Our guide Oscar was so kind and told us so much information about the park on the way to the caves and he happily repeated himself in both English and Spanish to accommodate all of us. We saw a big group of howler monkeys both on the way to the cave and the way back. We drove up the first few kilometers of the trail to a different parking lot to shorten the hike, but I wouldn't recommend this unless you have a 4x4 vehicle! It was very steep at times and extremely bumpy due to parts of the road being washed out. The cave was an awesome experience -- some of the formations in there were insane (both in size and shape!) and it was a very hands on experience given that you have to climb down and up a couple ladders. I am scared of heights, but the safety measures taken were very good and that put me at ease! Caves are a bit slippery so I would recommend wearing sturdy shoes and also shoes that you don't mind getting dirty!
Also, you can inquire for more information at the information point about doing other tours organized by the park employees. They offer a tortilla tour (actually done at Oscar's parents house!), which we became very interested in doing once Oscar told us about it. When we finished the cave tour, we inquired about the tortilla tour at the information point and were sad to find out that you normally have to book this tour 24 hours in advance and that the tour runs with a minimum of 4 people. However, the woman at the desk called Oscar's mother and she invited us (2 of us) over right away (11 minute drive from the park). She spoke very little English, but we had the most amazing time! She taught us how to make a traditional corn tortilla and also prepared a lunch of rice, beans, salad, cheese, and fresh natural orange juice for us. It was the most amazing experience we had on our entire trip (even better than volcano hikes, rio celeste, etc.) Oscar's family are an amazing bunch of people and we are so grateful they welcomed us into their home! I highly recommend the cave tour and the tortilla tour!
翻译:公园非常漂亮,我们还参观了洞穴!我们还有另外两个人参加了这次旅行,他们会说西班牙语,但很少英语,而我们也只会说英语和很少西班牙语。我们的导游奥斯卡非常友善,在前往洞穴的路上向我们介绍了很多有关公园的信息,他很高兴地用英语和西班牙语重复了一遍,以适应我们所有人。我们在去洞穴的路上和回来的路上都看到了一大群吼猴。我们沿着小路的前几公里开到了另一个停车场,以缩短徒步时间,但我不推荐这样做,除非您有一辆 4x4 车辆!由于部分道路被冲毁,道路有时非常陡峭且极其颠簸。洞穴是一次很棒的体验——那里的一些构造非常疯狂(无论是大小还是形状!),而且这是一次非常亲身体验的体验,因为你必须爬上爬下几个梯子。我有恐高症,但是安全措施很好,让我放心了!洞穴有点滑,所以我建议穿坚固的鞋子以及不介意弄脏的鞋子!
此外,您还可以在信息点查询有关公园工作人员组织的其他旅行的更多信息。他们提供玉米饼之旅(实际上是在奥斯卡父母家里进行的!),一旦奥斯卡告诉我们,我们就对此非常感兴趣。当我们结束洞穴之旅时,我们在信息点询问了玉米饼之旅,很遗憾地发现您通常必须提前 24 小时预订此行程,并且行程至少有 4 人参加。然而,前台的女士打电话给奥斯卡的母亲,她立即邀请我们(我们两个人)过来(距离公园 11 分钟车程)。她只会说很少的英语,但我们度过了最美妙的时光!她教我们如何制作传统的玉米饼,还为我们准备了午餐,包括米饭、豆类、沙拉、奶酪和新鲜的天然橙汁。这是我们整个旅行中最令人惊叹的经历(甚至比火山徒步、里约塞莱斯特等更好)奥斯卡的家人是一群了不起的人,我们非常感激他们欢迎我们来到他们的家!我强烈推荐洞穴之旅和玉米饼之旅!