Two Backpackers

Photo of the Day: Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve

| by Aracely on August 23rd, 2025 | No Comments » | Photo of the Day

As you travel from coast to coast in Costa Rica, be sure to visit the unique cloud forest region of Santa Elena and Monteverde. During our few days in the forest, we enjoyed a day tour in the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, a night tour searching for sloths and the sky walk across the many suspension bridges that offer beautiful views of the thick forest floor.

Santa Elena Cloud Forest Suspension Bridge Walk

Photo of the Day: Train Of The Clouds In Northern Argentina

| by Aracely on July 15th, 2025 | No Comments » | Photo of the Day

The most amazing train in the world, the one that takes you to the clouds, reaches a height of 4,200 meters in its 217 km trip. It is one of the highest railways in the world, taking its way across the high picks of the Cordillera de los Andes, surrounded by striking sceneries. The train departs from the city of Salta, passes through the Valle de Lerma, enters the Quebrada del Toro and finally reaches La Puna.

It takes its name Tren a las Nubes, from the clouds that are often seen under bridges and around slopes. – Tren a las Nubes

We did not ride the train but we did go on a wild chase to catch a glimpse of it.

Tren a las Nubes or Train Of The Clouds In Northern Argentina on La Polvorilla Viaduct