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Explore South Pacific

Costa Rica’s South Pacific region brings together rainforest, mountain communities and remarkable coastal landscapes. Uvita, the Osa Peninsula and the Golfo Dulce invite discovery of the connections between forests, rivers and sea. Look closer with Pico and Tati, ask questions and show care by respecting local communities and leaving nature undisturbed.

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White-faced Capuchin

A social monkey with a pale face, shoulders and chest.

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Geoffroy’s Spider Monkey

Long limbs and a grasping tail help this monkey move through the canopy.

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Central American Squirrel Monkey

A small, quick-moving monkey of Costa Rica’s Pacific forests.

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Baird’s Tapir

Costa Rica’s largest land mammal has a flexible snout and an important forest role.

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Jaguar

A powerful spotted cat that depends on habitat and healthy prey populations.

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Puma

A long-tailed, unspotted wild cat that uses many forest types.

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Ocelot

A secretive patterned cat that hunts mostly on the forest floor.

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Margay

An agile spotted forest cat with exceptional climbing ability.

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Lowland Paca

A spotted nocturnal rodent that shelters in burrows near wooded watercourses.

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Northern Tamandua

A climbing anteater with a dark vest pattern and a long sticky tongue.

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Kinkajou

A nocturnal treetop mammal with a gripping tail and a taste for fruit and nectar.

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Roseate Spoonbill

A pink wading bird that sweeps a spoon-shaped bill through shallow water.

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