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Explore Caribbean

Costa Rica’s Caribbean region brings together coastal communities, rainforest and winding waterways. From Tortuguero to Cahuita and Puerto Viejo, discover wildlife alongside Afro-Caribbean and Indigenous cultural heritage. Explore at a thoughtful pace, respect local guidance and discover how small choices can care for both community and nature.

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Summer Tanager

A seasonal tanager whose adult male is red all over.

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White-necked Jacobin

A hummingbird with a blue hood and a mostly white tail.

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Coppery-headed Emerald

A tiny hummingbird found naturally only in Costa Rica.

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Roadside Hawk

A compact hawk often seen near woodland edges.

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Black Vulture

A dark scavenger with white patches under the wingtips.

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Turkey Vulture

A soaring scavenger with a red adult head.

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Laughing Falcon

A masked falcon named for its far-carrying call.

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Fishing

Explore patience, observation and responsible fishing with Pico and Tati.

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Cacao

Cacao is an evergreen tree whose flowers and pods can grow directly from its trunk and larger branches.

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Banana

A banana plant looks like a tree, but it is a giant herb.

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Plantain

Plantains are cultivated Musa plants closely related to dessert bananas.

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Pineapple

Pineapple grows close to the ground in a rosette of pointed leaves.

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