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Explore Puntarenas & the Gulf Islands

Puntarenas and the Gulf Islands offer a maritime view of Costa Rica, where coastal communities, island landscapes and boat journeys connect across the Gulf of Nicoya. Discover how people and wildlife depend on these Pacific waters. Let curiosity lead to understanding, gratitude and care for the people and landscapes that welcome you.

damselflies

Damselflies

Slender body.

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fireflies

Fireflies

Soft beetle wing covers.

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Montezuma Falls in a Tropical Forest-8

Montezuma Waterfalls

The Montezuma waterfalls are a river attraction near the Pacific coast.

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Tiger Rat Snake

A long snake that can climb through vegetation.

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Costa Rica coral snake field guide-16

Central American Coral Snake

A venomous coral snake with complete colored rings.

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Costa Rican Painted Wood Turtle-17

Painted Wood Turtle

A wood turtle with colorful head and limb markings.

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Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Swimming

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

A marine snake with a dark back, yellow underside and a flattened paddle-shaped tail.

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Costa Rican Green Iguana-1

Green Iguana

A large tree-climbing lizard with a throat fan and a row of spines along its back.

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Black spiny-tailed iguana, Costa Rica-2

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

This sturdy lizard has a tail ringed with spiny scales.

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Common Basilisk

A long-tailed lizard associated with Pacific-slope waterways.

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Yellow-bellied Leaf-toed Gecko

A native gecko with expanded toe tips and small raised scales on its back.

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Costa Rica’s Central American Boa-12

Central American Boa

A muscular snake with broad saddle-like markings.

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