Travel Guide Río Reventazón

Along 152 km long, the Reventazón has been very busy. Prior to the settlers, Indians fished for the bobo, a fish of exquisite taste but now belonging to the area of remembrance. The river takes its source at the level of the Cachí restraint and then slides the mountains into the Atlantic after crossing the plains of eastern parts of the country through beautiful landscapes, not accessible if by water.The river is particularly favourable to raft or kayak. The passages are very varied, some of them Class III or IV in the international scale. During the dry season, the experience is relatively easy. The construction of the upstream BARRAGE of CATIE, which led to the appearance of Lago Angostura, has distorted the Río Río where other forms of recreation appear.Most of San José tour operators organise excursions from one to several days. All guides speak English, French, more rarely. But careful, the construction of many dams makes navigation less interesting than on the river Pacuare. That is why most of the agencies will probably propose a small change in the programme on the river on which you are at risk.