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Name	Category	Location

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Danaus Ecocenter Be the First to Rate It The Danaus Ecocenter (Ecocentro Danaus), a small ecotourism project...	Nature Preserves	Arenal Volcano Area

Ecological Farm Be the First to Rate It The Ecological Farm (Finca Ecológica), is a private wildlife...	Nature Preserves	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Fincas Naturales Be the First to Rate It Fincas Naturales, a former plantation, has been reforested to...	Nature Preserves	Manuel Antonio

Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge Be the First to Rate It The Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca-Manzanillo stretches...	Nature Preserves	Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge

Hacienda Barú Be the First to Rate It The Hacienda Barú nature reserve is a leader in both ecotourism...	Nature Preserves	Dominical

La Merced National Wildlife Refuge Be the First to Rate It At La Merced National Wildlife Refuge, owned by Selva Mar, you...	Nature Preserves	Ballena Marine National Park

La Selva Biological Station Be the First to Rate It At the confluence of the Puerto Viejo and Sarapiquí rivers...	Nature Preserves	La Selva Biological Station

Las Baulas Marine National Park Be the First to Rate It Both Las Baulas Marine National Park (Parque Nacional Marino...	Nature Preserves	Nicoya Coast

Las Horquetas Be the First to Rate It Toucans, sloths, great green macaws, howler and spider monkeys...	Nature Preserves	Las Horquetas

Las Pumas Rescue Shelter Be the First to Rate It Sad but sobering, one of the few places left in the country where...	Nature Preserves	Palo Verde National Park

Las Quebradas Biological Center Be the First to Rate It In a lush valley 7 km (4½ mi) northeast of San Isidro...	Nature Preserves	San Isidro

Los Cusingos Neotropical Bird Sanctuary Be the First to Rate It Los Cusingos Neotropical Bird Sanctuary is the home of the late...	Nature Preserves	San Isidro

Manzanillo Be the First to Rate It The nearby village of Manzanillo maintains that "end of the world"...	Nature Preserves	Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge

Monteverde Cloud Forest Be the First to Rate It In close proximity to several fine hotels, the private Reserva...	Nature Preserves	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Nosara Biological Reserve Be the First to Rate It Nosara Biological Reserve (Reserva Biológica Nosara) is...	Nature Preserves	Nicoya Coast

Original Canopy Tour Be the First to Rate It A branch of Monteverde's Original Canopy Tour lies about 30 minutes...	Nature Preserves	Limón

Ostional National Wildlife Refuge Be the First to Rate It Ostional National Wildlife Refuge (Refugio Nacional de Fauna...	Nature Preserves	Nicoya Coast

Palo Verde National Park Be the First to Rate It One of the best wildlife- and bird-watching parks in Costa Rica...	Nature Preserves, Parks	Palo Verde National Park

Poás Volcano National Park Be the First to Rate It The 57-square-km (22-square-mi) Poás Volcano National...	Nature Preserves	Volcán Poás

Rainmaker Be the First to Rate It Spread over Fila Chota, a lower ridge of the Talamanca Range...	Nature Preserves	Quepos

Santa Elena Reserve Be the First to Rate It Several conservation areas that have sprung up near Monteverde...	Nature Preserves	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Selvatura Be the First to Rate It If your time in Monteverde is limited, consider spending it atSelvatura...	Nature Preserves	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Sendero Tranquilo Reserve Be the First to Rate It The 200-acre Sendero Tranquilo Reserve is managed by the Hotel...	Nature Preserves	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Tirimbina Rainforest Center Member Rating: 5.0 Bats are not blind, contrary to popular belief, and most have...	Nature Preserves	Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí

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