Dos Brazos del Río Tigre
Dos Brazos
An old gold-mining village on the edge of Corcovado, where you can learn gold panning from locals, hike rainforest creeks, and experience rural life, with great birdwatching.
Dos Brazos (Dos Brazos del Río Tigre) is a small village on the edge of Corcovado, about 15 km northwest of Puerto Jiménez. It flourished during the gold rush of the last century. Today villagers have turned to ecotourism: you can follow former miners and pan for gold in the creek, hike old mining trails and rainforest valleys in search of poison dart frogs, monkeys, and many species of tropical birds. The village has guesthouses and family-run restaurants. It is also the starting point for the El Tigre trail at the park's edge. From Puerto Jiménez it is about 30 minutes by car, partly on dirt road.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Puerto Jiménez
- Playa Carate
- Golfo Dulce
- La Leona Ranger Station
- Playa Platanares
- Los Patos Ranger Station
- Corcovado National Park
- Cabo Matapalo