Source: Cordillera de Talamanca
Total Length: 108 km
Pacuare River has Class 4 rapids that are favourite destination for white-water rafting, white-water kayaking and river boarding. Pacuare River flows 108 kilometres to the Caribbean and has been named one of the top 10 river trips in the World by National Geographic. With rainforest that surround the river with ocelots, monkeys, jaguars as well as numerous number of birds that make the jungle alive it is no surprise that many people take a challenge and descent its rapids. If you don’t feel like taking Class 4 you can arrange different trips where the water is less turbulent and you can actually enjoy the scenery.
With a length of 133 km, Pacuare River is born in the Cuericí hills in the Talamanca mountain range, at 3000 meters above sea level, descends through the mountains to the plains of the Central Caribbean, in the province of Limón, and empties into the Caribbean Sea, between Boca del Parismina and the Urpiano lagoon, near the Matina River. The Surú, Peje and Piedras Blancas rivers are among its tributaries. Due to the exuberance of the vegetation that surrounds it, and the numerous rapids it forms during its descent towards the Caribbean plains, suitable for rafting, the Pacuare is an important tourist attraction of Costa Rica. The Pacuare basin has been protected by the Matina Pacuare Forest Reserve.