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Visiting Naranjo Beach inside Costa Rica’s Santa Rosa National Park

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A trip to Naranjo Beach will have you entering Guanacaste’s Santa Rosa National Park as it is part of this grand national park. It...
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A Guide To Costa Rica’s Gandoca-Manzanillo National Refuge

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Visiting Costa Rica's Caribbean coast will leave you speechless in wonder and amazement that a place so stunning truly exists. The coast has its...
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San Lucas Island, Golden Gate become sister parks

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The two conservation areas are united by virtue of having contained legendary prisons
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Visiting Las Baulas National Marine Park Costa Rica

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Only an hour from Liberia’s Daniel Oduber Quiros International airport is Las Baulas National Marine Park, a safe haven for leatherback sea turtles.  It...
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Visiting Costa Rica’s Caño Negro National Park

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Northern Costa Rica is home to the third most important wetland in the world, Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge. It is situated in a...
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Guide to Hiking in Rincón de la Vieja National Park

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In northwestern Costa Rica is the beautiful Guanacaste province, most often talked about for its white-sand, pristine beaches. However, within this popular province is Rincón...
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Costa Rica plans infrastructure improvements to national parks

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The single greatest commitment is 850 million colones (about $1.4 million) to improve tourist facilities at Tenorio Volcano National Park.
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No single-use plastics in Costa Rica national parks starting Feb. 25

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The Health Ministry estimates Costa Rica generated 4,000 metric tons of waste each day during 2014, of which 11.5% corresponded to plastics. 
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