Corcovado National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Costa Rica
About Corcovado National Park
While the park is one of the more remote in thenational park system, Corcovado provides excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. The park was established on October 24, 1975. National Geographicmagazine called Corcovado National Park the "most biologically intense place on Earth" and this is no exaggeration. All four of the monkeys species found within Costa Rica (Mantled Howler,Squirrel Monkey,Spider MonkeyandWhite-faced Capuchin) exist in large numbers throughout the park. Two crocodilians (the occasionally large and saline tolerantAmerican Crocodileand the smallSpectacled Caiman) persist within all of the park's major waterways, as doBull sharks. TheJaguarpopulation within the park is the healthiest in all of Central America, however it is still extremely unlikely for a visitor to spot
Where to Stay in Corcovado National Park
- 🏨Carate Hotels
- 🏨Drake Bay Hotels
- 🏨Finca Exotica Wildlife Ecolodge
- 🏨La Leona Eco-Lodge
- 🏨Puerto Jimenez Hotels
Corcovado National Park Travel Guide Sections
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