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Name	Category	Location

AgriTour Pineapple Tour Be the First to Rate It Pineapples don't get the same attention in world circles as Costa...	Farms	Siquirres

Alajuela Cathedral Be the First to Rate It The large, neoclassic Alajuela Cathedral has columns topped by...	Religious Sites	Alajuela

American Zone Be the First to Rate It The northwestern end of town is the so-called American Zone...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Golfito

Arenal Volcano Be the First to Rate It Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica's most active volcano, dominates the...	Volcano	Arenal Volcano Area

Aviarios del Caribe Be the First to Rate It A full-fledged nature center a few miles north of Cahuita and...	Nature Preserves	Cahuita

Ballena Marine National Park Be the First to Rate It There's great snorkeling and whale-watching at Parque Nacional...	Parks	Ballena Marine National Park

Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge Be the First to Rate It Bordered to the north by the Río San Juan and the frontier...	Nature Preserves	Barra del Colorado

Barra Honda National Park Be the First to Rate It Once thought to be a volcano, 1,184-foot Barra Honda peak actually...	Nature Preserves, Parks	Barra Honda National Park

Barva de Heredia Be the First to Rate It At the center ofBarva de Heredia, a small community about 3 km...	Towns	Heredia

Barva Volcano Be the First to Rate It The 9,500-foot summit of Barva Volcano is the highest point in...	Volcano	Braulio Carrillo National Park

Brasilito Be the First to Rate It A small, scruffy fishing village just 1 km (½ mi) north...	Towns	Nicoya Coast

Braulio Carrillo National Park Be the First to Rate It In a country where deforestation is still rife, hiking through...	Parks	Braulio Carrillo National Park

The Butterfly Farm Be the First to Rate It Observe and photograph butterflies up close at The farm's several...	Zoos / Aquariums	Alajuela

Butterfly Garden Be the First to Rate It Forty species of butterflies flit about in four enclosed botanical...	Gardens / Arboretums, Zoos / Aquariums	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Butterfly Garden Be the First to Rate It Unlike most such establishments in Costa Rica, which are for...	Zoos / Aquariums	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Preserve Be the First to Rate It Conquistadores named this area Cabo Blanco on account of its...	Nature Preserves	Central Pacific

Cabo Matapalo Be the First to Rate It The southern tip of the Osa Peninsula, where virgin rain forest...	Forests	Cabo Matapalo

Café Britt Be the First to Rate It The producer of Costa Rica's most popular export-quality coffee...	Farms	Heredia

Cahuita Butterfly Garden Be the First to Rate It At most butterfly gardens around Costa Rica you get wet during...	Zoos / Aquariums	Cahuita

Cahuita National Park Be the First to Rate It The only Costa Rican park jointly administered by the National...	Parks	Cahuita

Caño Negro National Refuge Member Rating: 4.8 A lowland rain-forest reserve in the far northern reaches of...	Nature Preserves	Caño Negro Refuge

Carara Biological Reserve Be the First to Rate It On the east side of the road between Puntarenas and Playa Jacó...	Nature Preserves	Carara Biological Reserve

Caribbean Conservation Corporation Be the First to Rate It The Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC) runs a visitor center...	Museums / Galleries, Information Centers	Tortuguero

Casa Orquideas Be the First to Rate It A Garden of Eden with mass plantings of ornamental palms, bromeliads...	Towns	Golfito

Catedral Metropolitana Be the First to Rate It Built in 1871, and completely refurbished in the late 1990s to...	Religious Sites	San José

cemetery Be the First to Rate It On the left side of the highway as you enter Limón is...	Cemeteries	Limón

Center for Tropical Agricultural Research and Education Be the First to Rate It A good place for bird-watching, the Center for Tropical Agricultural...	Nature Preserves	Turrialba

Centro Nacional de la Cultura Member Rating: 1.8 Costa Rica cherishes its state enterprises. Here the government...	Arts / Performance Venues	San José

Children's Eternal Rain Forest Be the First to Rate It The 54,000-acre Children's Eternal Rain Forest (Bosque Eterno...	Nature Preserves	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Chirripó National Park Be the First to Rate It The ascent to Mount Chirripó, the highest mountain in...	Nature Preserves, Parks	Chirripó National Park

Chocorart Be the First to Rate It Cacao once ruled the Talamanca region, but few plantations are...	Farms	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Church of Our Lady of Mercy Be the First to Rate It The brick-red, prefabricated iron Church of Our Lady of Mercy...	Religious Sites	Grecia

Church of San Blas Be the First to Rate It Nicoya's only colonial landmark is the whitewashed, mission-style...	Religious Sites	Nicoya

Church of San Juan Bosco Be the First to Rate It The town's squat, pale, concrete Church of San Juan Bosco, unremarkable...	Religious Sites	Arenal Volcano Area

Church of San Ramón Be the First to Rate It Aside from its poets, the massive Church of San Ramón...	Religious Sites	San Ramón

Church of the Immaculate Conception Be the First to Rate It The impressive Church of the Immaculate Conception (Iglesia de...	Religious Sites	Heredia

Cloudbridge Reserve Be the First to Rate It Cloudbridge Reserve, a private nature reserve, has an easy trail...	Nature Preserves	San Gerardo de Rivas

Cóbano Be the First to Rate It Paquera is the closest city to Tambor, but if you're headed to...	Towns	Central Pacific

Coope-Tortillas Be the First to Rate It The approach to the town of Santa Cruz from the east is like...	Restaurants	Palo Verde National Park

Corcovado National Park Be the First to Rate It Comprising 435 square km (168 square mi) and covering one-third...	Parks	Corcovado National Park

Correos de Costa Rica Be the First to Rate It The handsome, carved sea-green exterior of the post office, dating...	Government Buildings	San José

Costa Flores Be the First to Rate It Curious how those tropical houseplants you have at home started...	Gardens / Arboretums	Guápiles

Curú National Wildlife Refuge Member Rating: 5.0 Established by former farmer and logger turned conservationist...	Nature Preserves	Central Pacific

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