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Rara Avis Rainforest Lodge - is a new way to save rainforest. You learn how, while you experience the richness and splendor of the most diverse environment on earth.
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| Everything that you would expect for a tropical destination is served up on a golden platter on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. Lush surroundings and friendly people are the ultimate compliments to any traveler's vacation. Bordered by Nicaragua and Panama, the Caribbean coast spans almost 200 kilometers. With great jungle lodge in Tortuguero to hote in the south. |
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Refugio Gandoca - Manzanillo, Limon
The Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge is situated in one of the most stunningly beautiful regions of Costa Rica. Located just a few kilometers north of the Panama border in Talamanca County, this wildlife refuge protects some the region’s most endangered flora and fauna. Lying on the Caribbean coast of Limon province and bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the east, this refuge is classified as a humid tropical rainforest and also looks after the only natural mangrove oyster beds found along the reefs of the coast.
Encompassing several rare habitats like a lowland rainforest, a wetland and a mangrove swamp, the Refugio Gandoca Manzanillo also safeguards the only orey and jolillo palm swamps in Costa Rica. This wildlife reserve is very important from an ecological point of view because it contains the only intact mangrove swamp in the Atlantic, and the primary lowland small rainforest found here is the only one of its kind in the region. A unique habitat, this reserve includes a 10 kilometer beach strip, a 740 acre forest, a coral reef and 2 swamps. The Refugio Gandoca Manzanillo is also the nesting area for several species of turtles, manatees, crocodiles, caimans, tarpons and dolphins. The turtle nesting season here lasts from March to May.
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Cahuita National Park
Was created on September 7, 1970, for the purpose of protecting the costal flora and fauna, in addition to the coral reefs and marine ecosystems. Cahuita's main attractions are its white sandy beaches, miles of coconut groves, tranquil clear seas and a coral reefs. Cahuita Point is mostly swamp, with an abundance of coconut trees and the beach almond trees.
The reef sits off Cahuita Point and fans out over 240 hectares. It is the only mature coral formation found along Costa Rica's Caribbean coastline. Among the coral species are the elkhorn and smooth brain, with Venus sea fans, sea urchins and numerous species of fish also inhabiting the waters; french angelfish, blue parrotfish, barracuda and queen angelfish. Other species present are the sea cucumber, lobster, white shrimp, green turtle and various crustaceans. The four identified species of crabs are also very abundant.
The howler monkey, raccoon and white-nosed coati are widely found, as several species of swamp-forest birds, such as the green ibis, yellow-crowned night heron and Northern boat-billed heron.
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