To the southeast of Cartago and Paraíso, in Costa Rica, there is a rather primitive road through Guábata to Cachí. It is better to go up the road through Guábata, as it is much less frightening than the road from Cachí to Alto de Araya. Near the highest point of the road (Alto de Araya) there is a small lake that is said to be quite deep, and there are many Sobralias growing in or near the lake. Some grow on the tops of shrubs (or trees?) in the lake, and others grow along the edge of the lake. Most of the flowers near the lake are white or nearly white, and the variation strongly suggest that there are many hybrids, but there also at least a few plants in the area that do not appear to be hybrids, though these may now be very scarce.
