Where gross people go to bathe themselves

So far, we have done lots of cool stuff in Costa Rica. In Tenorio Volcano park (near Arenal), we hiked to Rio Celeste, which is a beautiful River colored a light blue shade from the natural mineral deposits that wash away pumous stones at the river source.












Rio Celeste River: the source of the color is pumous stone (only about 6 feet wide) and colors the river several miles downstream. The native people believe that the waters have healing powers.





Rio Celeste Waterfall: There is an 8-10m high waterfall in the jungles around Rio Celeste. We did the difficult hike around a cliff to see the waterfall.









We also hiked to La Fortuna waterfalls, an 80 meter waterfall closer to Arenal Volcano. We swam at the base with the fish! We stayed at the beautiful and rustic Silencio del Campo "hotel" (really a bunch of cabins) that is set among the farms at the base of majestic Arenal Volcano. We have seen many beautiful and wonderful natural places in Costa Rica. But the place we had been looking forward to most, Tabacon Hot Springs was like no other.





We discovered that Tabacon is where gross people go to bathe themselves. The natural hot springs are set among tropical plants, but there is something that they don't tell you before you visit. There are lots of gross people in the hot springs that give the water a slimy feeling and the smell of urine. We stayed for a couple of hours (despite the fact that there are hardly any chairs). The chairs we found were made of wood (hard as rocks) and they did not recline. But, the worst part about Tabacon was the people. One woman sat in a pool and we all watched as she cleaned herself just like a monkey would. She picked her feet. She picked her scalp. She picked her nose and then flung it in the pool. That is when we decided to leave Tabacon.