Corcovado National Park

A tropical festival

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Costa Rica

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Corcovado

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In the southwest of the country, the Osa Peninsula is home to one of the largest tropical rainforests in Central America. Partly protected within the vast, hard-to-reach Corcovado National Park, it shelters a remarkable diversity of flora and fauna. Around 400 bird species can be observed here, including the Scarlet Macaw, Toucan and Trogon, along with rare species such as the Tapir and the Giant Anteater. It is a display of vivid colours — brilliant greens, striking reds, dazzling blues — set in an atmosphere thick with warm, damp air. The peninsula is also an excellent spot for observing various cetacean species on an outing to Isla del Caño or Drake Bay.

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