Corcovado National Park

Corcovado National Park, located in the Osa Peninsula in the South Pacific of Costa Rica is one of the places with the most diversity, and includes sites that form part of the biological corridor that goes all the way to Talamanca. The site is within Osa Conservation area. The extension of Corcovado is 429 square kilometers.

This protected area is one of the most important sites of interest. For this reason, people are trying to keep this area as untouched, in its natural “virgin” state, and for this reason the access is limited and must be made via boat, plane or helicopter.

The area is not only of tourist interest, but also scientific. In this small space, you can find 2.5% of the world biodiversity. It is also one of the largest primary rainforest ever found, so it was designated as “the most intense place of the world biologically speaking” according to National Geographic Magazine.

Inside the park, there are a large number of trails, and people can find a great biodiversity. There are about 367 species of birds, 104 species of mammals, 117 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 40 species of fish. In regards to forest species, there are about 500 species of trees (approximately one quarter of all the tree species found in Costa Rica). And about the different habitats, there is mountain forest, cloud forest, swamps, Yolillal, mangroves and coastal species.

Corcovado National Park

It is very common to find coatis, jaguars, pumas, white-faced monkeys, howler monkeys, iguanas, crocodiles among many other species.