Chirripo National Park

Chirripo National Park is home to Costa Rica's tallest peak at 12,533 feet above sea level; the park also hosts the world's northernmost mountain paramo life zone -- a Costa Rican version of the Chilean Andes. Chirripo witnesses major temperature fluctuations, so while the mercury may rise to a pleasant 75° F during the day, it can cool to below freezing at night; the lowest temperature ever registered in the park -- and the country -- was a bone chilling 16° F.

Last updated: Oct 21, 2023