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The fauna and flora in Costa Rica

 
 

The fauna and flora

The Carara Reserve The Carara ReserveThe northernmost Pacific rainforest in Costa Rica and the transition zone into the tropical dry forests of the northwest, this reserve is home to animals from both habitats © Patrick de Wilde

A small tropical country, Costa Rica is home to 5% of all plant and animal species on the planet. You can count 10,000 plant species, 15,000 butterfly species, 800 bird species and 1,500 types of orchid. It is the only country to have protected 25% of its land.

All the reasons to go

Other reasons to go

  1.   Landscapes

  2.   Coasts

  3.   The fauna and flora

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