Bijagua is a Rain Forest
Bijagua is a rain forest into the province of Alajuela, located in the middle of two majestic volcanoes, the Miravalles and the Tenorio.
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It has virgin forests, unforgettable landscapes, waterfalls, the Rio Celeste, lagoons and views of the Bijagua Valley and Lake Nicaragua.
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Bijagua is a rain forest into the province of Alajuela, located in the middle of two majestic volcanoes, the Miravalles and the Tenorio.
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Tourism Destiny
In Bijagua you will find the Tenorio Volcano National Park the biggest tourist attraction in the area, it has a beautiful sky-blue river and a majestic waterfall. In Bijagua you will find many other waterfalls and beautiful rivers for fishing or boat tours. Virgin forests and mountain trails that you can enjoy coexisting with the exuberant and even rare flora and fauna. Animals like Dantas, monkeys, lazy bears, colored frogs, plus birds like toucans, butterflies, and flowers are part of the ecosystem that lives within the tropical rain forest.
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Hospitality
Bijagua offers many hotel options for different needs. Cabins for family groups, rooms with terraces and incredible views, comfortable, safe and close to the major tourist destinations in the area. Affordable prices, warm ambient and professional service.
Gastronomy
The gastronomy that you will find is traditional and local. Fresh and very good quality products. Some international dishes with a Mediterranean influence, fast foods, a variety of fruits and vegetables.
The service is very friendly and indigenous. Delights for your palate.
History of Bijagua
Bijagua has its name due to a beautiful flower that grows in its rain forests. Whose leaves were used by its first inhabitants of the area to wrap meats, make tamales and save their food, in order to preserve them for a longer time. The leaves of the bijagua flower were used as dishes. Their roads or "tracks" as they called it, were originally created by the Malekus indigenous people who traveled these mountains in search of food, and to shorten the way to the Guanacaste lowlands where they sold their products. Bijagua was initially populated with families from the Guanacaste lowlands, from cities such as reeds, moraine lands and Upala. This area, before being agricultural and ranching, was very mountainous and rainy, very rich in wild animals for hunting such as the zaino, tepezcuinte, wild pig whose name was ¨Cariblanco¨, wild goats, deer, etc. Nowadays all this hunting is prohibited, but at that time herds of 150 and 200 animals could be seen in these mountainous plains that served as food for its inhabitants at that time.
