4 COSTA RICA NATIONAL PARKS YOU SHOULD VISIT FOR EARTH DAY 2015

Here in Costa Rica, the country’s progressive reforestation and environmental protection have earned not only world respect for the nation’s green policies, but also attracted more than 2

million visitors last year to experience Costa Rica’s nature.

In celebration of Earth Day 2015, we asked one of our long-time naturalist guides at Horizontes Nature Tours what was

his favorite element of Costa Rica nature. Costa Rica’s national parks were his answer.

“I have had people who have traveled to the Amazon and they are amazed with the amount of wildlife that can be seen

in a couple of hour’s boat trip in Tortuguero. You can see three species of monkeys in less than two hours on a tour.”

TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK

“Corcovado is such a sensation,” he said. “In Manuel Antonio you can see all of the cute animals – the sloths, the monkeys – but in Corcovado you see pristine

nature. You can get lucky and see a tapir, an ocelot, or a puma. You can be walking along and run into a big troop of spider monkeys. Corcovado is for

people with a passion for nature, interested in seeing the best well-kept rainforests on the Pacific Coast of Central America. It is for people who want to

be the most off the beaten path, isolated and in contact with nature.”

CORCOVADO NATIONAL PARK

“I really enjoy Rincon de la Vieja. The contrasts between the fumaroles, boiling mud pits and waterfalls on one side, and then the

light blue rivers and forest on the other side of the Continental Divide are completely different. This is one of the parks that are

visually really unique,” Gustavo noted.

RINCON DE LA VIEJA NATIONAL PARK

“The Piedras Blancas National Park and the buffer zones of the Golfito Reserve and the other private reserves are very unique and are always a favorite with my clients,” Gustavo commented.

PIEDRAS BLANCAS NATIONAL PARK

“The Piedras Blancas National Park and the buffer zones of the Golfito Reserve and the other private reserves are very unique and are always a favorite with my clients,” Gustavo commented.

PIEDRAS BLANCAS NATIONAL PARK