Chirripó National Park will be closed "until further notice" beginning on Saturday, Feb. 15, according to the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC).
Environmental groups believe a cableway to Chirripó peak would attract crowds that would overload the national park’s capacity and endanger the protected lands.
Chirripó National Park phone line will take reservations for April-May-June, with online reservations to climb Costa Rica's tallest mountain coming in May.