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Explore Central Valley

The Central Valley is home to Costa Rica’s capital and many neighboring towns, with farming landscapes and mountains beyond the urban centers. Discover museums, markets and local traditions alongside the natural world. Discover the stories shared by local people, support their work and help keep community spaces and natural surroundings clean.

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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

A green hummingbird with a rusty tail.

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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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Roadside Hawk

A compact hawk often seen near woodland edges.

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Coffee

Coffee is a shrub or small tree with shiny leaves and small fruits called cherries.

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Sugar Cane

Sugar cane is a tall grass with jointed stalks and long leaves.

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Peach Palm / Pejibaye

Pejibaye is the fruit of the peach palm.

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Dung Beetles

Compact beetle body.

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Lady Beetles

Rounded beetle body.

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Green Lacewings

Delicate green body.

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Cicadas

Large transparent wings.

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Praying Mantises

Triangular head.

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