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NATURAL GETAWAY
Bathed by two oceans and bordered by Nicaragua and Panama, Costa Rica is 51,500 square kilometers of forests, volcanoes, mangroves, mountain ranges and beaches.
Its diverse fauna includes around 850 bird species, and hundreds of mamal species including monkeys, sloths, jaguars, and anteaters; and 90% of the world's butterflies. 
Costa Rica protects nearly 30% of its territory with national parks and natural preserves, and holds around 6% of the world's bio-diversity, spread in twelve tropical habitats that range from the tropical dry forests in the north, to the densly wet rainforests in the south.
Costa Rica offers a diverse and wide range of destinations, from the cloud forests in the north, to tropical rainforests and virgin beaches in the south. The country can be divided into 10 general regions, including:San José Area Central Highlands Guanacaste & The Northwest Northern Lowlands The Caribbean Coast Nicoya Peninsula Central Pacific Coast Central Valley South Central Region Osa Peninsula & Golfo Dulce Below is a list of suggested towns, places of interest, and national parks within these 10 regions. San José Area Arts & Culture Children's Museum Contemporary Art Museum Jade Museum Melico Salazar Theater National Arts and Cultural Center of Arts and Culture National Museum National Theater Pre-Columbian Gold Museum Science and Cultural Center Attractions & Tours El Pueblo Mercado Central San José Downtown University of San Jose City Parks La Sabana Park National Park Central Park La Merced Park Plaza de la Cultura Plaza de la Demócracia Parque España Parque Morazan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Highlands Cities, Towns & Villages Alajuela Cartago Cuidad Colón Escazú Grecia Heredia Orosi Palomo Palmares Paraiso San Ramon San Gerardo de Dota Santa Ana Turrialba National Parks, Botanical Gardens, Reserves & Wildlife Refuges Bosque De Paz Rain/Cloud Forest Biological Reserve Braulio Carrillo National Park Genesis II National Wildlife Refuge Irazú Volcano National Park La Paz Waterfall Garden Lankester Gardens Los Angeles Cloud Forest Reserve Monte Sky Cloud Forest Reserve Nectandra Institute Poás Volcano National Park Tapantí National Park Volcan Barva Volcan Turrialba Attractions & Tours Butterfly Farm in La Guácima Caffe Britt Tour Flor de May Guayabo National Monument Hacienda Atirro Rainforest Aerial Tram The Route of the Saints World of Snakes in Grécia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guanacaste & The Northwest Cities, Towns & Villages Bahía Salinas Cañas Caño Negro Costa de Pájaros Esparaza La Cruz La Fortuna Liberia Mata de Limón Miravalles Monteverde Peñas Blancas Puntarenas Quebrada Grande Rincón de la Vieja Santa Elena Tilarán National Parks, Botanical Gardens, Reserves & Wildlife Refuges Arenal Botanical Gardens Arenal National Park Bahia Junquillal National Wildflife Refuge Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge Children's Eternal Cloud Forest Ecolodge San Luís and Biological Station Guanacaste National Park Hacienda Los Inocentes Wildlife Conservation and Recreation Center Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve Miravalles Forest Reserve Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve Monteverde Nature Center and Butterfly Gardens Palo Verde National Park Peñas Blancas Wildlife Refuge Rincon de la Vieja National Park Santa Rosa National Park Tenorio Volcano National Park Attractions & Tours Lake Arenal Sky Walk in Santa Elena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Lowlands Cities, Towns & Villages Under construction National Parks, Botanical Gardens, Reserves & Wildlife Refuges Under construction Attractions & Tours Under construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Caribbean Coast Cities, Towns & Villages Under construction National Parks, Botanical Gardens, Reserves & Wildlife Refuges Under construction Attractions & Tours Under construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicoya Peninsula Cities, Towns & Villages Under construction National Parks, Botanical Gardens, Reserves & Wildlife Refuges Under construction Attractions & Tours Under construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Pacific Coast Cities, Towns & Villages Under construction National Parks, Botanical Gardens, Reserves & Wildlife Refuges Under construction Attractions & Tours Under construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Valley Cities, Towns & Villages Under construction National Parks, Botanical Gardens, Reserves & Wildlife Refuges Under construction Attractions & Tours Under construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Central Region Cities, Towns & Villages Under construction National Parks, Botanical Gardens, Reserves & Wildlife Refuges Under construction Attractions & Tours Under construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Osa Peninsula & Golfo Dulce Cities, Towns & Villages Under construction National Parks, Botanical Gardens, Reserves & Wildlife Refuges Under construction Attractions & Tours Under construction <<< back to Home |
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