The Celeste River of Costa Rica is located in the canton of Guatuso, specifically in the province of Alajuela and in the well-known Tenorio Volcano National Park, in the Arenal and Tempisque conservation area. The river is formed by the confluence of others, the Buena Vista and the Quebrada Agria, both running through the slopes of the volcano itself.

What is special about the Rio Celeste"

Well, the most remarkable thing and for what it is recognized worldwide is the incredible optical effect that it offers to all those who are lucky enough to visit it.

Although it may seem incredible, nature always has something else to surprise us with, and an example of this is this well-known national park.

There is even a legend around this river: when God cleaned his brushes after finishing painting the sky, this incredible landscape was created in a river of light blue and turquoise tones located in Costa Rica.
There are 14 km of intense blue route that are also surrounded by a large number of tourist attractions in the surroundings, which gives it an even more special air: forests, lagoons, dyers and other places later we will comment in more depth .

Origin of the phenomenon

Scientists spent many years studying the phenomenon until they realized why the river was stained with this peculiar color. But it took until 2013 to get this answer.

Researchers from the universities of Costa Rica and the National University were taking different samples...