South Pacific Coast Features

South Pacific Coast Features

• Top Reasons to Go
  

  Enormous Corcovado National Park: The last refuge of such endangered species as jaguars and tapirs.... read more

• Chirripó National Park
  

  Chirripó National Park is all about hiking. The ascent up Mt. Chirripó, the highest mountain in Costa Rica, is the most popular... read more

• Corcovado National Park
  

  For those who crave untamed wilderness, Corcovado National Park is the experience of a lifetime. Covering one-third of the Osa Peninsula, the... read more

• Ballena National Marine Park
  

  Great snorkeling, whale-watching, and beachcombing draw visitors and locals to Parque Nacional Marino Ballena (Whale Marine National Park), which... read more

• Eco-Lodges in the South Pacific
  

  The South Pacific Zone is Costa Rica's last frontier, with a wealth of protected biodiversity. It's also the cradle of the country's ecotourism... read more

• La Amistad National Park
  

  La Amistad National Park. By far the largest park in Costa Rica, at more than 1,980 square km (765 square mi), La Amistad is a mere portion of... read more

• Wildlife-Watching Tips
  

  If you're accustomed to nature programs on TV, with visions of wildebeest and zebra swarming across African savanna, your first visit to a tropical... read more

• Snorkelers Paradise
  

  Most of uninhabited 2½-square-km (1-square-mi) Caño Island Biological Reserve is covered in evergreen forest that includes fig... read more

• Understanding Costa Ricas Climate
  

  Although you may associate the tropics with rain, precipitation in Costa Rica varies considerably, depending on where you are and when you're... read more

• A Mosaic of Forests
  

  Though the rain forest is the most famous region in Costa Rica, there are other types of forests here equally rich in life and well worth exploring... read more

• Where Have All the Forests Gone?
  

  The world gives high marks to Costa Rica for its environmental awareness, but accolades don't always match reality. In the last half century... read more