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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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Mountain Immortelle

Poro gigante is a South American tree widely planted and naturalized in Costa Rica.

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Tropical Almond

Tropical almond is introduced to Costa Rica and is now familiar along many beaches.

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Sea Grape

Sea grape is a coastal shrub or small tree with broad rounded leaves.

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Ice Cream Bean

Guaba is planted for its long ribbed pods and as a shade tree.

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Beach Spider Lily

Beach spider lily has long strap-shaped leaves and striking white flowers.

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Golden Trumpet

Golden trumpet is a South American ornamental cultivated and naturalized in Costa Rica.

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Red Button Ginger

Red button ginger is a native coastal plant especially associated with Costa Rica’s Caribbean shore.

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Red Ginger

Red ginger is an introduced ornamental grown in moist tropical gardens.

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Great Egret

The Great Egret is a large white wading bird that hunts by waiting or walking slowly in shallow water.

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Little Blue Heron

Adults have slate-blue bodies and purplish heads and necks.

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Boat-billed Heron

The Boat-billed Heron has an unusually wide flattened bill and large dark eyes.

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Bare-throated Tiger-Heron

This robust tropical heron uses mangroves and freshwater wetlands.

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