Hiking Tres Cruces - The Three Crosses

If you look up from our school, you can see the highest of the Tres Cruces.  It's a moderate 2 hour-ish hike round trip, with magnificent views of Escazu, San Jose and the whole central valley.  The crosses are about a 1/2 mile away from each other up a relatively steep incline.  The view from the second is the most impressive.

Cross number three!

The first cross

Directions: To get there, drive up to San Antonio de Escazu, to Valle Azul restaurant.  You can park in their lot or right outside....Leave your valuables at home.

Walk up the dirt road near the restaurant and go right on the second turn onto a smaller dirt road.  In about 1/2 mile, go left on the small dirt trail that climbs past a farm along a barbed wire fence.  From then on, just head up!  (Unless you see a black dog peeing on a stump ---in which case, turn left!--Ha ha)

Spectacular vista at the second cross