Costa Rica attractions

Costa Rica - unusual enough country. Such quantity of various natural complexes here is concentrated to the small area, how many not every time will find in territory many times over the big countries. It is literally in some hours here it is possible to see eternally green silva and the volcanic heath lands, lasting on one hundred kilometers savanna and rain woods of hillsides, extended beaches of coasts both extended coffee banana and coffee plantations - all it justifies the country name ("Costa Rica" in translation from Spanish - "Rich Coast"). National parks, caves (including underwater), various historical places and architecture monuments, archaeological monuments and ancient American Indian settlements, and also falls, the picturesque mountain and river valleys many scattered on all territory of the country - here the main sights of the country are numerous.

The north of Costa Rica

Northern part of the country adjoining to the Nicaraguan border considerably differs on the natural complexes from the country center. A landscape basic element here - tropical plains, grown with high evergreen vegetation. This area we visit tourists a little and it is subject to flooding, but it at all doesn't belittle its advantages. The main sights of this area are caves of Venado, wood reserve Kano-Negro, falls La Paz and the Dignity-rafael, area of Sarapiki with its wood holiday camps and research stations the La-selva and Rara-Ejvis, and also a zone of archaeological excavations in Kutrise.

The Atlantic coast

East part of the country - a zone of twisting channels, selves, picturesque mountain ranges and the original population. Here speak on a strange mix of the Spanish, English and American Indian languages, listen to a reggae, grow up cocoa and rice, and aboriginals of the country live in wood reservations where access to tourists is limited. The Pacific coast, from a gulf of Papagajo to Golfito, is known the excellent sites for sports fishing. A sailing vessel, a tuna - traditional objects local trophy catch. Channels Tortugero and area around Barra-del-Colorado are famous excellent catch fresh-water fish, and the trout is caught in many mountain rivers of the country.

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