A scenic drive down the central Cordillera takes you to the tropical rainforest of Carara. Located in a transitional zone from the dry northern Pacific to the humid southern Pacific coast, Carara is home to an amazing diversity of plants and animals.  This hot, humid region of marshes, mangrove swamps and rivers, shelters many different reptiles (Carara is an Indian word for "Place of the Crocodiles"), mammals and birds.  You may even get to see the endangered beautiful Scarlet Macaw, which uses Carara as its nesting sanctuary.