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White-faced Capuchin in Costa Rica
Where to spot the white-faced capuchin in Costa Rica, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.
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Finding White-faced Capuchin in Costa Rica
Looking for the white-faced capuchin in Costa Rica? Start with Monteverde Cloud Forest and Manuel Antonio 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). 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, dry forest, and secondary woodland. 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.
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