CORCOVADO NATIONAL PARK
Size: 41,788 hectares
Distance from San Jose: 335 kilometers
Dry season: January through March
Trails: Yes.
The Corcovado National Park is home to the last of the Tropical Wet Forests in the Meso-American Pacific. Its location, climatic characteristics, and changing soil and topography conditions make it a site for amazingly diverse biological species. Its flora includes thousand of species, many of which are scarce and have even disappeared in other regions. The fauna also stands out for its diversity of species, even more so when considering that many are in danger of extinction.
The Corcovado National Park is located on the Southern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica in the Osa Peninsula. The park has been referred to as “the most biologically intense place on Earth” by National Geographic. With one visit to this lush tropical paradise you’ll understand why. It has become one of the top eco-tourism destinations of the planet, not to mention Costa rica. It is home to a plethora of wildlife and exotic fauna that are unique to the Osa Peninsula, for it used to be an island thus species had started to evolve separately until it rejoined the mainland.
Flora and Fauna of Corcovado
Corcovado is home to a large population of animals including many endangered species; various types of monkeys, jaguars, ocelots, tapirs, and anteaters to name just a few, a plethora of birds including the resplendent Quetzal and the Red Macaw, amphibians like the Red-Eyed Tree Frog, and of course many reptiles and insects. Corcovado is also close to the Marino Ballena National Park that is the best place to watch whales and dolphins. The humpback whales use these waters as a mating and nursery ground. Corcovado functions as a marine sanctuary, protecting coral reefs, lagoons, rivers and estuaries.
Corcovado’s number one activity is of course hiking. There are four main rangers stations in the park, each with its own set of trails, hiking is magnificent in this wildlife paradise, and Corcovado National Park offers a variety of trails
The San Pedrillo Ranger Station
La Sirena Ranger Station
La Leona Ranger Station
Los Patos Ranger Station
Enjoy Corcovado National Park- The Most Biologically Intense Place on Earth!
LOCATION: Located on the Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, on the Pacific side of Costa Rica.
Distance from San Jose: 335 kilometers
Dry season: January through March
Trails: Yes.
The Corcovado National Park is home to the last of the Tropical Wet Forests in the Meso-American Pacific. Its location, climatic characteristics, and changing soil and topography conditions make it a site for amazingly diverse biological species. Its flora includes thousand of species, many of which are scarce and have even disappeared in other regions. The fauna also stands out for its diversity of species, even more so when considering that many are in danger of extinction.
The Corcovado National Park is located on the Southern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica in the Osa Peninsula. The park has been referred to as “the most biologically intense place on Earth” by National Geographic. With one visit to this lush tropical paradise you’ll understand why. It has become one of the top eco-tourism destinations of the planet, not to mention Costa rica. It is home to a plethora of wildlife and exotic fauna that are unique to the Osa Peninsula, for it used to be an island thus species had started to evolve separately until it rejoined the mainland.
Flora and Fauna of Corcovado
Corcovado is home to a large population of animals including many endangered species; various types of monkeys, jaguars, ocelots, tapirs, and anteaters to name just a few, a plethora of birds including the resplendent Quetzal and the Red Macaw, amphibians like the Red-Eyed Tree Frog, and of course many reptiles and insects. Corcovado is also close to the Marino Ballena National Park that is the best place to watch whales and dolphins. The humpback whales use these waters as a mating and nursery ground. Corcovado functions as a marine sanctuary, protecting coral reefs, lagoons, rivers and estuaries.
Corcovado’s number one activity is of course hiking. There are four main rangers stations in the park, each with its own set of trails, hiking is magnificent in this wildlife paradise, and Corcovado National Park offers a variety of trails
The San Pedrillo Ranger Station
La Sirena Ranger Station
La Leona Ranger Station
Los Patos Ranger Station
Enjoy Corcovado National Park- The Most Biologically Intense Place on Earth!
LOCATION: Located on the Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, on the Pacific side of Costa Rica.
