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Costa Rica
Sloths in the cloud forest, toucans in the canopy, and more biodiversity per square kilometre than almost anywhere on Earth.
Wildlife overview
Costa Rica packs extraordinary wildlife into a country the size of Wales. Rainforest canopy holds sloths and howler monkeys, rivers run with caimans and basilisk lizards, and the national parks system protects over a quarter of the country's land.
For Catch'Um collectors, Costa Rica is the accessible tropics — habituated sloths at eye level, quetzals in cloud forest, and wildlife tourism that funds conservation.
Species to spot here
Popular discoveries
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Sloth — The slow-motion acrobat — a tree-dwelling mammal so unhurried that moss grows in its fur.
Best places to spot wildlife
Monteverde Cloud Forest
Puntarenas
Misty canopy bridges and moss-draped trees — sloths, quetzals, and hummingbirds in cool highland forest.
Manuel Antonio National Park
Puntarenas
Beach-meets-rainforest — sloths, capuchin monkeys, and iguanas on trails above Pacific coves.
Tortuguero National Park
Limón
Canals through lowland rainforest — caimans, river otters, and sea turtles nesting on Caribbean beaches.
Corcovado National Park
Osa Peninsula
One of the most biodiverse places on the planet — tapirs, scarlet macaws, and all four Costa Rican monkey species.
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