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Africa Mia - Costa Rica

Africa Mia Escape to the African savannah, where zebras wander through knee-high grasses and giraffes search the treetops for tasty... more > Aguas Silvestres Butterfly Farm $con.firstParagraph more > Alajuela Cathedral $con.firstParagraph more > Alajuela Central Market $con.firstParagraph more >

Ara Project - Macaw Breeding and Release Center - Costa Rica

Ara Project - Macaw Breeding and Release Center At first, seeing Precious feels like a dream because her feathers are so colorful, you'd think she came straight out of ... more >

Arenal EcoZoo - Costa Rica

Arenal EcoZoo In 2000, Victor Hugo Quesada and his wife Ofelia founded El Serpentario Zoologico del Castillo, today known as the ... more > Arenal Rainforest Reserve $con.firstParagraph more >

Arenal Volcano - Costa Rica

Arenal Volcano The soft red glow of lava dispersed in the evening mist like a red neon sign advertising one of the ten most active ... more >

Arenal Volcano National Park - Costa Rica

Arenal Volcano National Park Arenal Volcano National Park draws on the imagination as you wander through each of its unique and bizarre landscapes. ... more > Atenas Central Market $con.firstParagraph more > Atenas Central Park $con.firstParagraph more >

Baldi Hot Springs - Costa Rica

Baldi Hot Springs Like a trust fund kid celebrating his birthday, Baldi throws out all stops to please its guests. With 25 different pools... more >

Ballena National Marine Park - Costa Rica

Ballena National Marine Park Sightings off the coast of Ballena National Marine Park often include a young calf rising to the surface alongside its ... more >

Barbilla National Park - Costa Rica

Barbilla National Park On the Caribbean slopes of the Talamanca Mountain Range, Barbilla National Park is one of Costa Rica's least-visited ... more >

Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge Located on the north Caribbean coast, Barra del Colorado is the largest wildlife refuge in Costa Rica. It includes over ... more >

Barra Honda National Park - Costa Rica

Barra Honda National Park Barra Honda is Costa Rica's only subterranean park. Its myriad caverns are carved out of the soft limestone of ancient ... more > Barrio Amon $con.firstParagraph more > Baru Beach Baru Beach is a two-mile stretch of cocoa sand, scattered driftwood and powerful surf north of Dominical. The lonely ... more > Barva Basilica $con.firstParagraph more >

Barva Volcano - Costa Rica

Barva Volcano Measuring approximately 62 square miles, the massive Barva Volcano sits at the edge of Costa Rica's Central Valley. ... more >

Bat Jungle - Costa Rica

Bat Jungle Bats hang upside down curling their wings over their faces greedily sucking on a morsel of fruit before swooping through... more > Bay of Puerto Jimenez $con.firstParagraph more >

Bijagual Waterfall - Costa Rica

Bijagual Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more > Blue River Hot Springs Balm, Steam & Soak in Blue River Resort's outdoor spa! Start your day with an invigorating dip into a naturally hot ... more > Bocuare Jungle Raft down the Estrella River or join a hike through the 200-acre Bocuare Jungle. Nestled in the Estrella Valley an hour ... more >

Boruca Reservation - Costa Rica

Boruca Reservation Every year the Boruca wear masks of intricately carved horns, beady eyes, colorful expressions and sharp teeth as part ... more > Botanical Orchid Garden $con.firstParagraph more > Boyero Monument $con.firstParagraph more >

Braulio Carrillo National Park - Costa Rica

Braulio Carrillo National Park Dense rainforest, tumbling waterfalls, towering volcanoes and rushing rivers fill the landscape of Costa Rica's second-... more > Bribri Reservation Escape the city for a hike into the depths of the sweeping Talamanca Mountains with a local tour guide from one of ... more >

Butterfly Farm - Costa Rica

Butterfly Farm The Butterfly Farm opened its doors to the public in 1990, offering unique tours that focus on the farm's daily ... more > Cabecar Reservation Centuries'old traditions still thrive on the Talamanca Cabecar Reservation, Costa Rica's largest indigenous group: the ... more >

Cabo Blanco Reserve - Costa Rica

Cabo Blanco Reserve White Cape Reserve, locally known as Cabo Blanco, is one of the most lush and beautiful places in Costa Rica. The tiny ... more > Cabo Matapalo $con.firstParagraph more >

Cabuya Towering Strangler Fig Tree - Costa Rica

Cabuya Towering Strangler Fig Tree Shunned by the loggers who once lived in the logging boom village of Montezuma due to its knotted and twisted wood, the ... more > Cacao Museum Walk through the heliconia of the Cacao Museum's botanical garden into its wildlife sanctuary and indigenous museum. ... more >

Cacao Volcano - Costa Rica

Cacao Volcano Situated within Guanacaste National Park, roughly 22 miles from Liberia, Cacao Volcano sits southeast of Orosi Volcano. ... more >

Cacho Negro Volcano - Costa Rica

Cacho Negro Volcano Located within Braulio Carrillo National Park, the conical Cacho Negro Volcano sits less than five miles from the town ... more >

Cafe Britt - Costa Rica

Cafe Britt Founded in 1985, Cafe Britt is Costa Rica's first gourmet coffee roasting business. The company purchases high quality ... more > Cahuita Butterfly Garden The Cahuita Butterfly Garden is currently under construction and is due to open again in 2014. more >

Cahuita National Park - Costa Rica

Cahuita National Park Razed by the folds of ten thousand waves, the shimmering sands of Playa Blanca glow in the afternoon sunlight. The beach... more >

Camaronal Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Camaronal Wildlife Refuge Located along Costa Rica's North Pacific shores, Playa Camaronal is situated seven miles south of Playa Samara, in the ... more > Campanario Biological Station Step out of the rat race, flee society, get away from everything and everybody, drop off the grid and experience nature ... more > Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Research (COTERC) $con.firstParagraph more >

Cano Island Biological Reserve - Costa Rica

Cano Island Biological Reserve Cano Island is part of a mountain, or what's left of one. Like some dystopian biblical future, the island's 740 acres ... more >

Carara National Park - Costa Rica

Carara National Park Flocks of scarlet macaws swarm the palm trees in search of fruit inside Carara National Park; a crucial sanctuary for ... more > Casa de la Cultura $con.firstParagraph more > Casa de Vico (Newspaper House) $con.firstParagraph more >

Casa Orquideas - Costa Rica

Casa Orquideas Located a short 25 minute boat ride from Puerto Jimenez, Casa Orquideas' bright, maze-like geography is strangely ... more > Catalina Islands The indigo waters surrounding the Catalina Islands serve as a haven for a spectacular array of marine life. Made up of ... more > Catholic Church $con.firstParagraph more >

CATIE Tropical Agriculture Center - Costa Rica

CATIE Tropical Agriculture Center Founded in 1940, the Center for Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education (CATIE) is one of the world's most ... more >

Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge Caimans bathe with wide-open mouths on the banks of the Frío River in the Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge. Above them in the ... more >

Celeste River Waterfall - Costa Rica

Celeste River Waterfall Twin rivers escape from springs underneath the Tenorio Volcano, their clear waters twist away down the valley through ... more > Central Park $con.firstParagraph more > Centro Neotropico Sarapiquis $con.firstParagraph more >

Cerro Chato - Costa Rica

Cerro Chato Cerro Chato's the dormant cousin of Arenal Volcano. Smaller, greener and less prone to violent outbursts (the last ... more > Cerro Dantas Wildlife Refuge $con.firstParagraph more > Cerro Plano Ecological Sanctuary $con.firstParagraph more > Cerro Plano Waterfalls $con.firstParagraph more >

Children's Eternal Rainforest - Costa Rica

Children's Eternal Rainforest Costa Rica's largest private reserve sprawls across the mountains and valleys dividing Arenal and Monteverde: a mat of ... more >

Chirripo National Park - Costa Rica

Chirripo National Park Chirripo National Park is home to Costa Rica's tallest peak at 12,533 feet above sea level; the park also hosts the ... more > ChocoRart Cacao tour Experience chocolate in its purest form at ChocoRart Cacao Farm, chocolate and coffee shop in Playa Chiquita. Visit the ... more >

Chora Island - Costa Rica

Chora Island In the lapping of the waves upon the pink sand beach of Chora Island, after plunging to the ocean from a boat or simply ... more > Church of Agony $con.firstParagraph more > Church of the Immaculate Conception $con.firstParagraph more >

Cocos Island National Park - Costa Rica

Cocos Island National Park Serpentine coastline, roaring waterfalls, lush rainforest, and sparkling beaches define picturesque Cocos Island, set ... more >

Congo Volcano - Costa Rica

Congo Volcano Once known as the Cariblanco (Whiteface) Peak, Congo Volcano is now named for the congos, or howler monkeys that inhabit... more >

Coopedota Coffee Cooperative - Costa Rica

Coopedota Coffee Cooperative Coopedota, a coffee cooperative in Santa Maria de Dota, earned recognition in 2011 as the world's first carbon neutral ... more >

Corcovado National Park - Costa Rica

Corcovado National Park Corcovado National Park is one of the few places in the world that truly merits the phrase teeming with wildlife. ... more > Costa Ballena $con.firstParagraph more > Crafts & Artisans Market $con.firstParagraph more >

Curi Cancha Reserve - Costa Rica

Curi Cancha Reserve Passing through the entrance to Curi Cancha you'll step underneath an ancient ficus tree stretching toward the sun. ... more >

Curu Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Curu Wildlife Refuge Rambling through the Curu National Wildlife Refuge, rambunctious tribes of capuchin monkeys tickle the branches of ... more >

Damas Island Mangroves - Costa Rica

Damas Island Mangroves Twice a day the tide floods the Damas Island estuary forming a series of canals that weave through the tangle of trees ... more >

Doka Estate Coffee Farm - Costa Rica

Doka Estate Coffee Farm A working coffee farm since 1908, the Doka Estate has been growing coffee in Costa Rica for more than 100 years. Today, ... more >

Dominical Beach - Costa Rica

Dominical Beach A collection of cobblestones, sun-bleached driftwood settled along a steep sandy shore pressed upon by huge Pacific ... more >

Dominicalito Beach - Costa Rica

Dominicalito Beach Dominical's rocky sister, Dominicalito is the spot for intermediate surfers looking for smaller waves and beach lovers ... more >

Don Juan Coffee Tour - Costa Rica

Don Juan Coffee Tour Costa Rican culture is steeped in coffee; 200 hundred years and still brewing. A visit to Don Juan's Coffee farm ... more >

Eco Termales Hot Springs - Costa Rica

Eco Termales Hot Springs Eco Termales has cascading thermal pools hidden in the shade of the rainforest. Simple, exotic and beautiful, ... more > Ecocentro Danaus You'll spot red-eyed tree frogs and a collection of nocturnal critters on the guided night walks through Danaus ... more > El Castillo-Arenal Butterfly Conservatory El Castillo-Arenal Butterfly Conservatory covers four different atriums filled with 30 different species of butterflies.... more > El Chorro Waterfall Lulled by the murmur of El Chorro Waterfalls gushing into the Pacific Ocean at high tide, sometimes glittering rainbows,... more > El Fortin $con.firstParagraph more >

El Viejo Volcano - Costa Rica

El Viejo Volcano El Viejo Volcano lies within Poas Volcano National Park, one of Costa Rica's most visited attractions. The volcano's ... more >

Else Kientzler Botanical Garden - Costa Rica

Else Kientzler Botanical Garden Located on the outskirts of Sarchi, these stunning gardens showcase more than 2000 species of botanicals and tropical ... more >

Espadilla Beach - Costa Rica

Espadilla Beach Playa Espadilla's toasted barley sands stretch out along the coast for more than a mile across the Manuel Antonio ... more > Esterillos Beaches The deserted beaches of Esterillos Beaches, about 13 miles south of Jaco, are definitely worth exploring. Divided into ... more >

Extremos - Costa Rica

Extremos Take the plunge off Central America's highest bungee jump, gallop on horseback through the countryside and glide through... more > Finca Kobo $con.firstParagraph more > Finca La Isla Botanical Garden Organic black pepper, cinnamon, vanilla and ginger are just a few of the spices you'll find enhancing the aroma at Finca... more >

Fincas Naturales Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Fincas Naturales Wildlife Refuge Watch your step as you join the jungle night tours scouring the floor of the Fincas Naturales Wildlife Refuge aquatic ... more > Friends Meeting House $con.firstParagraph more >

Gandoca Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Gandoca Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge Step inside overgrown cacao forests. Walk on hard packed sand trails along the Caribbean coast. Touch balmy sands washed... more >

Golfito National Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Golfito National Wildlife Refuge The Golfito Wildlife Refuge is located on the Pacific coast's Golfo Dulce, or Sweet Gulf. Nearly surrounding the town of... more > Guaitil $con.firstParagraph more >

Guanacaste National Park - Costa Rica

Guanacaste National Park Guanacaste National Park was created on July 25th (1989), also known as Guanacaste Day. Adjacent to Santa Rosa National ... more >

Guayabo National Monument - Costa Rica

Guayabo National Monument Guayabo Park centers on an archeological excavation of an ancient indigenous village, portions of which date back more ... more >

Guayabo, Pajaro & Negritos Island Reserves - Costa Rica

Guayabo, Pajaro & Negritos Island Reserves Located in the picturesque Gulf of Nicoya, the islands of Guayabo, Los Pajaros and Negritos dot the crystalline waters ... more > Guaymi Indian Reserve $con.firstParagraph more > Gulf of Papagayo $con.firstParagraph more >

Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge The rainforest has reclaimed the pastures, cacao and teak farms that once spanned Hacienda Baru. Hike through thickets ... more > Hacienda Pozo Azul $con.firstParagraph more > Heliconia Island $con.firstParagraph more > Heredia Central Park $con.firstParagraph more >

Herpetological Refuge - Costa Rica

Herpetological Refuge Open since March 2011, the Costa Rica Herpetological Refuge, or Refugio Herpetologico de Costa Rica, is located in the ... more > Herrera Gardens $con.firstParagraph more > Hidden Valley $con.firstParagraph more > Hidden Waterfalls $con.firstParagraph more > Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve In the higher elevations of the Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, you'll find verdant evergreen highlands dappled with ... more > Hummingbird Gallery $con.firstParagraph more > Iglesia la Ermita de Nuestro Senor de la Agonia $con.firstParagraph more > INBioparque $con.firstParagraph more >

Irazu Volcano - Costa Rica

Irazu Volcano The Iztarú tribe, who lived on the slopes of the volcano, knew it as 'Irazu' meaning ‘thundering mountain’; a fitting ... more >

Irazu Volcano National Park - Costa Rica

Irazu Volcano National Park Irazu Volcano National Park craters' resemble a moonscape: a vast expanse of grey dust and rock with a green lagoon at ... more >

Jaco Beach - Costa Rica

Jaco Beach Jaco beach is a two-mile stretch of volcanic rock churned by the waves into fine dark, sand, peppered with smooth ... more >

Jaguar Rescue Center - Costa Rica

Jaguar Rescue Center There's nothing quite like the joy of a playful young monkey dangling from a rope by its tail taking fruit from the palm... more >

Juan Castro Blanco National Park - Costa Rica

Juan Castro Blanco National Park Juan Castro Blanco National Park is one of Costa Rica's newest and least explored protected zones. Since its ... more > Juan Santamaria Museum $con.firstParagraph more > Juan Santamaria Park $con.firstParagraph more >

Karen Mogensen Nature Reserve - Costa Rica

Karen Mogensen Nature Reserve The Karen Mogensen Nature Reserve serves both as a wildlife refuge and reforestation project, and also works to promote ... more >

Kekoldi Reservation - Costa Rica

Kekoldi Reservation Pound the woody China root into a pulp and mix it with the sap of carano tree to make a potent tea the color of red ... more >

Kids Saving the Rainforest Wildlife Sanctuary - Costa Rica

Kids Saving the Rainforest Wildlife Sanctuary Look up on the drive through Manuel Antonio and you'll notice the blue ropes tied between the trees over the street. ... more >

La Amistad International Park - Costa Rica

La Amistad International Park The largest national park in Costa Rica, La Amistad is actually one-half of the greater La Amistad International Park, a... more > La Cangreja Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more > La Casa de los Zuniga Clachar $con.firstParagraph more > La Ceiba Reserve $con.firstParagraph more > La Culebra Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more > La Florida Waterfalls $con.firstParagraph more >

La Fortuna Waterfall - Costa Rica

La Fortuna Waterfall A 230-foot cascade pours from the mouth of a cliff into the choppy-bluish waters beneath La Fortuna Waterfall. more > La Iguana Chocolate Farm $con.firstParagraph more > La Llorona Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more >

La Marta Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

La Marta Wildlife Refuge La Marta Wildlife Refuge protects the La Marta, Atirro and Gato river basins, in addition to primary cloud forest, ... more > La Palma Butterfly Garden (need pics) Five species of butterflies show off their vivid colors and beautiful designs at the La Palma Butterfly Garden. A ... more >

La Paz Waterfall Gardens - Costa Rica

La Paz Waterfall Gardens Five picturesque waterfalls, fed by high-altitude rivers surrounded by pristine forest on 2.5 miles of hiking trails, is... more >

La Selva Biological Reserve - Costa Rica

La Selva Biological Reserve It's no wonder why biologists and tourists alike flock to La Selva, it's one of the most, rich dynamic rainforest ... more >

La Selva Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

La Selva Wildlife Refuge La Selva Wildlife Refuge offers a wonderful opportunity to view some of Costa Rica's rare and endangered animals that ... more > La Victoria Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more >

Lake Arenal - Costa Rica

Lake Arenal Lake Arenal's dark, mineral-imbued waters reflect rolling green pastures, rainforest canopies and the mighty Arenal ... more > Langosta Beach $con.firstParagraph more >

Lankester Botanical Garden - Costa Rica

Lankester Botanical Garden The world-renowned Lankester Botanical Garden spans 27 acres and hosts more than 3,000 plant species, almost 1,000 of ... more >

Las Baulas National Marine Park - Costa Rica

Las Baulas National Marine Park Las Baulas Marine Park covers a range of terrain on the Guanacaste Gold Coast encompassing the beaches of Playa Grande, ... more > Las Chorreras Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more > Las Lajas Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more > Liberia Central Park $con.firstParagraph more >

Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve - Costa Rica

Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve The 6,540-acre Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve bursts with the color and sound of a tropical dry forest year-round.... more >

Los Angeles Cloud Forest Reserve - Costa Rica

Los Angeles Cloud Forest Reserve Located on land once owned by former president Rodrigo Carazo, the Los Angeles Cloud Forest Reserve is one of Costa ... more >

Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary - Costa Rica

Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary In 1941, Dr. Alexander Skutch, a botanist and naturalist, purchased the land that would become Los Cusingos Bird ... more >

Los Quetzales National Park - Costa Rica

Los Quetzales National Park Situated among the mist-covered peaks of the Talamanca Mountains, Los Quetzales is Costa Rica's newest national park, ... more >

Manuel Antonio National Park - Costa Rica

Manuel Antonio National Park The canopies of Costa Rica's most visited national park wriggle with playful capuchin monkeys leaping between trees and ... more > Mariposario Butterfly Garden $con.firstParagraph more > Matapalo Waterfall Water gushes down and smashes over the rocks 90 feet below in an awaiting stream creating the powerful Matapalo ... more >

Midworld - Costa Rica

Midworld Take a ride on Midworld's 3,000-foot superman cable that stretches across the landscape in high wire act more fit for ... more >

Miravalles Volcano - Costa Rica

Miravalles Volcano The picturesque, cone-shaped volcano of Miravalles can be found nine miles north of the small town of Bagaces, in the ... more > Monkey Park $con.firstParagraph more > Monte de la Cruz $con.firstParagraph more >

Monteverde Butterfly Garden - Costa Rica

Monteverde Butterfly Garden Show up in the late afternoon at the Monteverde Butterfly Garden and a guide may give you a bucket of newborn ... more > Monteverde Cheese Factory $con.firstParagraph more >

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve - Costa Rica

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve Clouds curl over the continental divide drifting through the forest creating one of the most unique habitats on the face... more >

Monteverde Cloud Forest Train - Costa Rica

Monteverde Cloud Forest Train Replica 19th century steam engines roll through the misty cloud forest taking guests along 4 miles of track through ... more >

Monteverde Coffee Farm - Costa Rica

Monteverde Coffee Farm For the last four generations, Guillermo Vargas family has grown coffee in the hills of Monteverde. These days Guillermo... more >

Monteverde Frog Pond - Costa Rica

Monteverde Frog Pond As dusk settles over Santa Elena, the Frog Pond's choir of more than 25 different species of frogs and toads begin their... more >

Montezuma Butterfly Garden - Costa Rica

Montezuma Butterfly Garden A walk through the Montezuma Butterfly Garden explores the precious life cycle of a butterfly: starting from tiny eggs ... more >

Montezuma Waterfalls - Costa Rica

Montezuma Waterfalls Hidden under the rainforest canopy, the gorge opens exposing the Montezuma River tumbling over – in less than a quarter ... more > Museum of Popular Culture $con.firstParagraph more > National University $con.firstParagraph more >

Nauyaca Waterfalls - Costa Rica

Nauyaca Waterfalls $con.firstParagraph more > Neofauna Butterfly Farm and Serpentarium Hold a year-old cuddly, capuchin monkey named Caesar in your hands or wander around the butterfly garden, serpentarium ... more >

Nosara Beach - Costa Rica

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Nosara Biological Reserve - Costa Rica

Nosara Biological Reserve As the sun rises over the Nosara Biological Reserve, long-tailed manikins sing the melody of "toledo", reverberating ... more >

Nosara Wildlife Rescue - Costa Rica

Nosara Wildlife Rescue As you stare directly at the shiny black eyes and honeyed grins of monkeys, stretching their newly healed arms on the ... more >

Orchid Garden - Costa Rica

Orchid Garden Grab a magnifying glass and join in the search for the more than 450 different orchids that creep along tree trunks, ... more > Oro Verde Nature Reserve $con.firstParagraph more > Oropendula Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more >

Orosi Volcano - Costa Rica

Orosi Volcano Driving into Costa Rica from Nicarauga, Orosi Volcano looms large on the left -- the most northwestern volcano in Costa ... more >

Osa Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary - Costa Rica

Osa Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary Like most baby monkeys, Pedro and Coco love to play. Pedro knows how to open the door to his enclosure. He fiddles with ... more >

Osa Wildlife Sanctuary - Costa Rica

Osa Wildlife Sanctuary Neighboring Piedras Blancas National Park, the Osa Wildlife Sanctuary is located on a remote beach off the Golfo Dulce -... more >

Ostional National Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Ostional National Wildlife Refuge Ostional Wildlife Refuge is best known as Costa Rica's second-most important nesting site for the Olive Ridley sea ... more >

Palo Verde National Park - Costa Rica

Palo Verde National Park Situated at the mouth of the Tempisque River and acting as a watershed for all major area rivers, Palo Verde National ... more >

Paradise Hot Springs - Costa Rica

Paradise Hot Springs Paradise Hot Springs has breathtaking views, three thermal pools and the most affordable rates of nearby hot springs. ... more > Parque Nacional de Diversiones $con.firstParagraph more > Parque Reptilandia With more than 71 terrariums filled with reptiles and amphibians, Parque Reptilandia is a bonanza of forked tongues, ... more >

Parque Zoologico Simon Bolivar - Costa Rica

Parque Zoologico Simon Bolivar Every morning Kivu, the 15-year old lion from Cuba, roars awakening the harmonies of monkeys and scarlet macaws in the ... more >

Penas Blancas Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Penas Blancas Wildlife Refuge Situated on the southern slope of the Tilaran Mountain Range, Penas Blancas Wildlife Refuge is named for its unusual ... more >

Piedras Blancas National Park - Costa Rica

Piedras Blancas National Park Piedras Blancas National Park is located a short jaunt from Golfito in the small village of La Gamba. Previously a part ... more >

Pinuelas Beach - Costa Rica

Pinuelas Beach Crooked walls of sheet rock jut out at the southern point of Pinuelas Beach like a tectonic plate ripped out of the half... more >

Platanar Volcano - Costa Rica

Platanar Volcano The most northwestern volcanic formation in Costa Rica's Central Mountain Range, Platanar Volcano is located within Juan... more > Playa Avellanas $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Barrigona $con.firstParagraph more >

Playa Bejuco - Costa Rica

Playa Bejuco Playa Bejuco is a mile long, sandy stretch of burnt-toffee sand shaped like a long exclamation point dotted with an ... more >

Playa Biesanz - Costa Rica

Playa Biesanz The tropical rainforest camouflages the cream-colored sands of Biesanz Beach's hidden cove off Quepos point. It's the ... more >

Playa Blanca - Cahuita - Costa Rica

Playa Blanca - Cahuita A sprawling embankment of white sand parched by the sun's rays and washed by the breaking waves of the Caribbean Sea, ... more >

Playa Blanca - Manzanillo - Costa Rica

Playa Blanca - Manzanillo Coarse golden grains of sand mix with the smooth pebbles of eroded seashells along the shores of Playa Blanca inside the... more > Playa Buena Vista $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Cabuya Away from anything that's even remotely familiar to most travelers, Cabuya's surf pounds the untouched crag-crowned ... more > Playa Caletas Frolicking in the gentle surf, soaking up the sun or looking out over the horizon and just enjoying the quiet space, the... more >

Playa Carrillo - Costa Rica

Playa Carrillo Golden-hued palm trees reflect their color across coconut cream sands on Playa Carrillo, reminiscent of a piña colada – ... more >

Playa Chiquita - Costa Rica

Playa Chiquita Small waves push the crisp transparent blue waters over the cream-colored sands of Playa Chiquita, changing them to a ... more > Playa Cocalito $con.firstParagraph more >

Playa Cocles - Costa Rica

Playa Cocles Playa Cocles' bronze sand spreads in a broad swath from the tide line to the street, a great place for a pick-up game of... more > Playa Cocolito $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Cocolito near Drake Bay The spirit of primordial earthly paradise dwells in the sands and waters of Playa Cocolito. Soft-hazel-nut colored 200-... more > Playa Colorada Drink the juice and eat the sweet white meat of a freshly fallen coconut, look out over the horizon, explore the warm ... more >

Playa Curu - Costa Rica

Playa Curu Playa Curu's light-brown sands are the westernmost extension of a gorgeous wildlife refuge flaunting 900 species of ... more > Playa del Coco $con.firstParagraph more > Playa El Carmen $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Garza Temperate taupe sands seem plastered to the earth's surface in Playa Garza, until the occasional sunbather or local ... more > Playa Grande $con.firstParagraph more >

Playa Grande - Cahuita - Costa Rica

Playa Grande - Cahuita For a long, immersive stroll down a beach that seems to stretch endlessly toward the horizon step onto Playa Grande's 25... more > Playa Grande-Montezuma Playa Grande's shoreline is the sweetest place in Montezuma. From the shades of the palm trees lining the Playa Grande ... more >

Playa Guiones - Costa Rica

Playa Guiones If three-mile flat beach and incredible surf waves had a lovechild, it would be named Playa Guiones. Intermediate-to-... more > Playa Hermosa $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Hermosa Wildlife Refuge Playa Hermosa is best known for its consistent waves that attract seasoned surfers from around the world. The quiet gray... more >

Playa Hermosa-Dominical - Costa Rica

Playa Hermosa-Dominical The aptly named Hermosa (beautiful) beach wins Dominical's pageantry for the best looking beach in the area. Sprawling ... more > Playa Hermosa-Guanacaste $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Hermosa-Puntarenas $con.firstParagraph more >

Playa Herradura - Costa Rica

Playa Herradura Dotted with excellent seafood restaurants, Herradura's horseshoe-shaped beach features cinnamon sands and calm waters. ... more > Playa Las Manchas $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Las Palmeras $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Los Cedros In a hidden walnut brown sand cove, Playa Cedros is backed by a thick wall of rainforest. more > Playa Los Cedros $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Los Reyes The light grey hued sandy cove of Playa Los Reyes curves behind a pristine rainforest and the Las Lajas River mouth. ... more > Playa Mal Pais $con.firstParagraph more >

Playa Manzanillo - Costa Rica

Playa Manzanillo Gold and black sands mix like a marbled cake batter along the Mazanillo coastline. During the drier months of March ... more > Playa Manzanillo-Mal Pais $con.firstParagraph more >

Playa Montezuma - Costa Rica

Playa Montezuma Montezuma's edgy charisma is energized in part by the white mist spouting between volcanic rock atop its walnut brown ... more > Playa Negra $con.firstParagraph more >

Playa Negra - Puerto Viejo - Costa Rica

Playa Negra - Puerto Viejo A single, resilient coastal almond sapling grows from a husk that was once a barge carrying out cacao and bananas to off... more >

Playa Negra-Cahuita - Costa Rica

Playa Negra-Cahuita Volcanic sands the color of ash and charcoal recline in a flat plane into the electric blue Caribbean Sea along the ... more > Playa Ocotal $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Ostional $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Panama $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Pavones $con.firstParagraph more >

Playa Pelada - Costa Rica

Playa Pelada Playa Pelada's latte colored sands extend along a crescent cove bordered with volcanic rock formations perfect for photo... more > Playa Piedra Colorada Gaze at the horizon and sink your feet into the red sands of Playa Piedra Colorada and hear the sparkling waters hitting... more > Playa Platanares Refuge $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Preciosa $con.firstParagraph more >

Playa Quesera - Costa Rica

Playa Quesera Soft eggnog-colored sand cushions your feet as you walk the untamed quarter-mile sandy stretch of Playa Quesera, taking ... more >

Playa Rosada - Costa Rica

Playa Rosada Between the active surf beach at Playa Guiones and the placid escape of Playa Garza, a Playa Rosada's salmon pink sands ... more > Playa Samara $con.firstParagraph more > Playa Santa Teresa Santa Teresa is another celebrated surf beach, famous for its year-round breaks. About a mile long, the beach has a few ... more > Playa Zancudo $con.firstParagraph more >

Playitas Beach - Costa Rica

Playitas Beach This small, immaculate beach northwest of Espadilla Beach is known as the gay and lesbian gathering spot in Manuel ... more >

Poas Volcano - Costa Rica

Poas Volcano Staring into the main crater on a clear day visitors can see the plumes of sulfuric gas and water vapor rising from the ... more >

Poas Volcano National Park - Costa Rica

Poas Volcano National Park The volcanic lagoons, fumaroles and otherworldly Poas Volcano craters make it one of the country's most popular national... more >

Pocosol Station - Costa Rica

Pocosol Station The Pocosol Station attracts hikers and nature lovers to its remote and pristine forests inside Costa Rica's largest ... more >

Porvenir Volcano - Costa Rica

Porvenir Volcano Located in Juan Castro Blanco National Park, the dormant Porvenir Volcano sits less than two miles south of fellow ... more >

Posa Azul Waterfall - Costa Rica

Posa Azul Waterfall Posa Azul is Dominicalito's local swimming hole, a crystalline kaleidoscope of green-blue fresh water raining down a 20-... more >

Proyecto Asis Animal Rescue Center - Costa Rica

Proyecto Asis Animal Rescue Center Founded in 1995, Proyecto Asis is dedicated to fostering intercultural connections and building a new environmental ... more > Punta Banco $con.firstParagraph more > Punta Banco Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more > Punta Rio Claro National Wildlife Refuge Trek at slow pace admiring wildlife, cliff dive on waterfalls, and float or kayak down the Claro River in the Punta Rio ... more >

Punta Uva - Costa Rica

Punta Uva A crisp breeze brings the taste of salt to your lips as you stand on the golden sand of Punta Uva looking out over the ... more >

Pura Vida Gardens & Waterfalls - Costa Rica

Pura Vida Gardens & Waterfalls Bright yellow, red and purple flowers dance in the breeze high in the mountains of Pura Vida Gardens. Nearly 400 species... more >

Rainforest Adventures (Jaco) - Costa Rica

Rainforest Adventures (Jaco) Jaco is known for the beach, but you won't have to drive far to find the repute of its rainforest. Just outside town, ... more > Rainmaker Conservation Project $con.firstParagraph more >

Rancho Heliconia - Costa Rica

Rancho Heliconia Coffee signals the beginning and ending of a work day on the slopes of Monteverde. Brewed in steaming chorreadores, ... more > Rancho La Merced Wildlife Refuge Situated near Punta Uvita, this 1250 acre refuge offers horseback riding and nature hikes through primary rainforest and... more >

Rara Avis Reserve - Costa Rica

Rara Avis Reserve Remote and wild, the Rara Avis Reserve is one of Costa Rica's most secluded destinations, accessible only on horseback ... more >

Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center - Costa Rica

Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center (formerly known as Zoo Ave) is committed to the welfare of animals. Founded in 1990, the... more >

Rincon de La Vieja National Park - Costa Rica

Rincon de La Vieja National Park Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, composed of nine separate but contiguous craters, is the largest of five volcanoes in the ... more >

Rincon de la Vieja Volcano - Costa Rica

Rincon de la Vieja Volcano Rincon de la Vieja, meaning "The Old Woman's Corner," is named after the legend of a local woman whose father threw her ... more > Rio Agujitas Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more > Rio Claro $con.firstParagraph more > Rio Grande Railroad Museum $con.firstParagraph more >

Salsa Brava, Playa Chino and Parquecito - Costa Rica

Salsa Brava, Playa Chino and Parquecito A yarn of white sand and blue water unravels along Puerto Viejo's coast forming Playa Chino, Salsa Brava and Parquecito ... more >

San Gerardo Station - Costa Rica

San Gerardo Station Trek in to the rainforest along the Caribbean slopes of the continental divide at San Gerardo Station; set in a small ... more > San Josecito Beach The roll of the lazy surf whispers sweet nothings in your ears about you, nature, and finding yourself in the solitude ... more > San Juan River $con.firstParagraph more > San Luis Research Station $con.firstParagraph more > San Luis Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more > San Pedrillo Waterfalls $con.firstParagraph more >

Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve - Costa Rica

Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve Dew clings to the fuzzy, green moss that envelops every tree trunk and vine hanging in the Santa Elena Cloud Forest ... more >

Santa Rosa National Park - Costa Rica

Santa Rosa National Park Santa Rosa National Park is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Costa Rica. Established in 1971, this 91,926... more > Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center $con.firstParagraph more > Sarapiqui River $con.firstParagraph more >

Sea Turtle Conservancy - Costa Rica

Sea Turtle Conservancy With oversized black opal eyes and matching fins, replica baby turtles churn the mock sand, climbing from the nest in ... more >

Selvatura - Costa Rica

Selvatura Selvatura features a full day of adventures deep in the cloud forest along the Caribbean slopes of the continental ... more >

Serpentarium - Costa Rica

Serpentarium The grey eyes of the Bushmaster shine like polished charcoal from the corner of its glass enclosure. A half-inch of ... more > Shops and Markets $con.firstParagraph more >

Sky Adventures - Costa Rica

Sky Adventures Creep up the side of a mountain enjoying views of the cloud forest, dripping wet and drenched in plant life: bromeliads,... more >

Sloth Rescue Center - Costa Rica

Sloth Rescue Center They found Toyota the three-toed sloth at the bottom of an electrical post. She was burnt, malnourished and showing ... more >

Snake Garden - Costa Rica

Snake Garden Serpents slither and flick their tongues testing the air behind the glass of their habitats at the Snake Garden near ... more > Spirogyra Butterfly Garden $con.firstParagraph more >

Tabacon Hot Springs - Costa Rica

Tabacon Hot Springs The mineral waters at Tabacon Hot Springs originate near the base of the Arenal Volcano and flow through a thermal river... more > Tamarindo Beach $con.firstParagraph more >

Tamarindo Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Tamarindo Wildlife Refuge The saltwater jungle of the Tamarindo Estuary lies at the heart of this wildlife refuge. Spanning 1,200 acres, the ... more >

Tapanti National Park - Costa Rica

Tapanti National Park The park is located in the Orosi Valley, a 90-minute drive from San Jose. It is surrounded by the Macho River Forest ... more >

Tarcoles River - Costa Rica

Tarcoles River More than 2,000 American crocodiles swim in the murky waters of the Tarcoles River making it one of the most dangerous (... more > Tempisque River Beginning at the Guanacaste Mountain Range, the Tempisque River travels 90 miles south to empty into the Gulf of Nicoya.... more >

Tenorio Volcano - Costa Rica

Tenorio Volcano Tenorio Volcano consists of four volcanic cones and twin craters known as the Montezuma Volcano. The Cerro Montezuma is ... more >

Tenorio Volcano National Park - Costa Rica

Tenorio Volcano National Park To visit the Tenorio National Park is to see nature at its weirdest. Brilliant cerulean lagoons, glowing azure ... more >

Terraba Sierpe Wetlands - Costa Rica

Terraba Sierpe Wetlands This extensive national wetland protects the river mouths of the Terraba and Sierpe Rivers, as well as the vast network ... more >

The Cabuya Island – a tropical cemetery - Costa Rica

The Cabuya Island – a tropical cemetery Swinging in the view of the Pacific Ocean, rises Cabuya Island, pounded by the surf and dotted with its Giant Cabuyas (... more > The Don Petrona Waterfalls $con.firstParagraph more > The Red Pond and Blanco River Pool $con.firstParagraph more >

The Springs Resort & Spa Hot Springs - Costa Rica

The Springs Resort & Spa Hot Springs The Springs has jaw-dropping views unmatched by any hotel or hot spring in Arenal. Located high above La Fortuna on a ... more >

Tirimbina Rainforest Center and Wildlife Refuge - Costa Rica

Tirimbina Rainforest Center and Wildlife Refuge The longest suspension bridge in Costa Rica (860 feet) links the entrance of the Tirimbina Rainforest Center and ... more > Tiskita Biological Reserve $con.firstParagraph more > Tiskita Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more > Tocori Waterfall $con.firstParagraph more >

Tortuga Island - Costa Rica

Tortuga Island Isla Tortuga is one of the Nicoya Peninsula’s star attractions with its crystalline waters and tropical white-sand ... more >

Tortuguero Beach - Costa Rica

Tortuguero Beach The fallen coconuts, driftwood and the broken ping-pong ball shells of sea turtle eggs strewn across the pale Gainesboro... more >

Tortuguero National Park - Costa Rica

Tortuguero National Park Amaretto water dusted with leaves flows around the gnarled arms of fallen trees through arteries pumping life into the ... more >

Toucan Rescue Ranch - Costa Rica

Toucan Rescue Ranch In 2004, on a two-acre parcel of land in San Isidro de Heredia, Leslie Howle and her husband opened one of the country's... more > Tranquil Path Reserve $con.firstParagraph more >

Trapiche Tour - Costa Rica

Trapiche Tour As the molasses begins to cool, it's poured into pools over a large wooden countertop where visitors make their own ... more >

Turrialba Volcano - Costa Rica

Turrialba Volcano The Spaniards called this volcano "Torre Alba" (White Tower) because its eruptions gave the impression of a huge white ... more >

Turrialba Volcano National Park - Costa Rica

Turrialba Volcano National Park Turrialba Volcano stands at almost 11,000 feet above sea level. In 1955, a national park was founded to protect the ... more > Universidad Tecnica Nacional-Sede Atenas (Campus ECAG) $con.firstParagraph more >

Uvita Beach - Costa Rica

Uvita Beach Cross the sand bar at low tide onto Uvita's most famous landmark, the Whale Tail. A nearly mile-long beach shaped like a... more >

Ventanas Beach - Costa Rica

Ventanas Beach Giant seemingly unyielding cliffs dwarf this band of sandy, coconut palm-fringed shore line. But underneath the northern... more >

Villa Vanilla Farm - Costa Rica

Villa Vanilla Farm Inside the food forest at Villa Vanilla, a sustainable organic spice farm, succulent green orchids climb and crawl ... more > Waterfall de la Gloria $con.firstParagraph more > Waterfall del Zorro $con.firstParagraph more >

Wilson Botanical Garden - Costa Rica

Wilson Botanical Garden Wilson Botanical Garden is one of the world's most famous botanical gardens and tropical birding hotspots. It is home to... more > World of Insects $con.firstParagraph more >

World of Snakes - Costa Rica

World of Snakes Founded in 1994, Grecia's World of Snakes incorporates a zoological garden, professional breeding center and research ... more >

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