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Sloth in Costa Rica
Where to spot the sloth in Costa Rica, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.
Bradypus variegatus
Finding Sloth in Costa Rica
Looking for the sloth in Costa Rica? Start with Monteverde Cloud Forest, Manuel Antonio National Park, and Corcovado National Park, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.
Several parks and reserves in Costa Rica are worth planning around. Monteverde Cloud Forest (Puntarenas); Manuel Antonio National Park (Puntarenas); Corcovado National Park (Osa Peninsula). Use the notes under each spot to match the trip to your route.
Costa Rica context: Sloths in the cloud forest, toucans in the canopy, and more biodiversity per square kilometre than almost anywhere on Earth.
In Costa Rica, look especially around tropical rainforest and canopy forest. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.
Where to spot one
Monteverde Cloud Forest
Puntarenas
Misty canopy bridges and moss-draped trees, with sloths, quetzals, and hummingbirds in cool highland forest.
Manuel Antonio National Park
Puntarenas
Where beach meets rainforest, with sloths, capuchin monkeys, and iguanas on trails above Pacific coves.
Corcovado National Park
Osa Peninsula
One of the most biodiverse places on the planet, with tapirs, scarlet macaws, and all four Costa Rican monkey species.
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Log the Sloth in Costa Rica
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