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Guided
by a naturalist through the trails of the park,
you will enjoy an incredible waterfall and picnic on one of the beautiful
beaches of the National Park. The park is home to more than 400 species of
birds and more than 100 species of mammals. With 500 species of
trees, 140 species of mammals, 367 species of birds, 40 species of
freshwater fishes and 117 species of amphibians recorded
here, it is easy to
 understand why Corcovado National Park has been
called "the most biologically intense place on Earth" by National
Geographic. Some visitors are lucky enough to catch sight of a jaguar,
tapir, ocelot, giant
 anteater, a flock of scarlet macaws or colorful
toucans. Four kinds of monkeys inhabit this jungle, as well as poison
dart frogs and crocodiles in the swamps. Corcovado National Park located
in the Osa peninsula, in the southwest corner of the country 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. 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. There are 8
main habitats in this park, mountain forest, cloud
forest, alluvial plains, swamp and holillo forest, fresh water
herbaceous swamp, mangrove swamp and a rocky coastline. At least
thirteen distinct vegetation types can be seen in close proximity,
including mangroves, palm swamps and blood weed forest making Corcovado
a botanist's dream. Jaguars, giant anteaters, hundreds of white-lipped
peccaries, tapers, red brocket deer, margay cats, spider monkeys, and a
host of rare rain forest animals inhabit the vast reaches while
poisonous frogs, snakes. and other lizards live surrounding the
crocodile-filled lagoon at the park's center.
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