| Costa Rica is a small country - just 75 mi/120 km | | | | Costa Rica offers plenty of pleasant choices like |
| separates the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean | | | | these, especially if you're interested in nature and |
| Sea at the narrowest spot - Costa Rica still has | | | | outdoor activities. That's why so many people |
| some of the most diverse scenery in the world. | | | | have chosen to go there: In the past decade, the |
| Its coasts have both sandy beaches and marshy | | | | number of visitors has quadrupled, and tourism |
| swamps, while its interior is dotted with volcanoes, | | | | has become a big part of the nation's economy. |
| dense with rain forests and abundant with unusual | | | | Costa Rica is practically synonymous with |
| flora. | | | | ecotourism - travel that incorporates education |
| When you are planning your Costa Rica vacation, | | | | about the environment and promotes |
| make sure to visit destinations like Monteverde | | | | preservation of natural resources. The country |
| Cloud Forest, Corcovado National Park, | | | | has a large number of national parks and nature |
| Tortuguero National Park or Manuel Antonio | | | | preserves that boast a rich array of birds, |
| National Park. In addition, you will enjoy in your | | | | mammals, reptiles and rain-forest plants. The |
| Costa Rica vacation, a wide range of adventure | | | | variety of birds, in particular, is astounding: Some |
| travel activities, including scuba diving, hiking | | | | 850 species are packed into a relatively small |
| around the Arenal Volcano area, and exploring the | | | | area, a bird watcher paradise. Approximately 25% |
| dense tropical rainforests. | | | | of the country's land has been set aside in |
| What to do? Where to do? Fly through the | | | | protected areas, earning Costa Rica a reputation |
| rain-forest canopy on a zip line? Go white-water | | | | as an environmentally sensitive country and leader |
| rafting? Climb a volcano? Laze on a white-sand | | | | in ecological conservation. |
| beach in guanacaste and manuel antonio national | | | | The country has excellent conditions for a number |
| park on the pacific coast or Limon on the | | | | of adventure sports, among them surfing, river |
| caribbean coast? Check out colorful marine life | | | | rafting, hiking and scuba diving, wind surfing and |
| while snorkeling? Or try to hook one on a | | | | mountain bike. |
| deep-sea fishing excursion? | | | | |