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Costa Rica is a country whose culture is its Nature. |
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| ...23% of the country consists of protected nature, and the country hosts 5% of all world's species of life, including 850 species of birds, 3000 species of butterflies, 200 kinds of mammals, 103 bats, 350 reptiles and amphibians, and equally impressive numbers for flora. |
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 A remote area with pristine forest and wonderful eco
tourism opportunities, the South Pacific also offers great deep-sea
fishing and diving. One of "the most biologically intense places on
earth", according to National Geographic this region of Costa Rica
serves up gigantic portions of adventure and nature. The Osa Peninsula
will not disappoint with its array of brightly colored exotic birds, azure
waters, and emerald canopies that stretch for miles. |
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Corcovado National Park has been called "the most biologically intense place on Earth" by National Geographic. |
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Corcovada National Park is an undeniably beautiful place, considered to be one of the most important natural preserves in the Americas, this virgin rain forest park invites superlatives from all who visit. At least thirteen distinct vegetation types in close proximity, including mangroves, palm swamps and bloodweed forest make Corcovado a botanist's dream. Jaguars, giant anteaters, hundreds of white-lipped peccaries, tapers, and a host of rare rain forest animals inhabit the vast reaches surrounding the crocodile-filled lagoon at the park's center. The captivating visual beauty of its forest and of its coastline, with miles of uninhabited beaches and roaring cascades, draws visitors from all over the world. Location: This park is located on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, on the western side of the Osa Peninsula, in the Puntarenas Province.
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Corcovado National Park, in southern Costa Rica, shelters a tropical rain forest ecosystem like no other in Central America. Within this vast, remote and untouched jungle, dense green foliage sprouts gigantic over-sized leaves, thick vines and towering tree ferns, all thriving on the abundant rainfall that gives the forest its name. About a quarter of the country's tree species are represented inside this unique wilderness, as well as hundreds of species of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles. |
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