La Fortuna

In addition to the Arenal Volcano, the town is a substantial centre for activity tourism and probably of limited attraction if you are not interested in zip-lining, canyoning, tubing, rafting etc.
Most of the tours end up with 8-20 people, many of whom are  there as part of a tour package. The businesses in the town support this industry but there is little of any interest otherwise. Unfortunately our visit coincided with the start of Spring Break for some US schools so we had to work hard to avoid the busloads of exuberant teenagers.
We did  find one amazing restaurant - Chifa La Familia Feliz - run by a Cordon Bleu trained chef from Lima in Peru. The food was in the Chifa tradition  which celebrates the influence of the Chinese immigrant workers who were imported to Peru in the 19th Century on 9 year indentures.The food was an amazing fusion of Peruvian and Asian influences and was without doubt my best meal of this trip and perhaps the best since La Petit Mort or the Wild Honey.
Although there were only 7 tables in a room which looked like a garage with strip lighting, it was an excellent meal and surprisingly affordable. The Chef - Jose Martin Gonzalez - who worked both the kitchen and front of house would have been just at home in Edinburgh or London and is perhaps the only reason that I would go back to La Fortuna - I think I've given up trying to see the bloody volcano!