Tag: wildlife
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Sea Turtle Conservation at Reserva Playa Tortuga: A Guide for Visitors & Volunteers
Ten minutes from Vista Bendita, one of the most meaningful wildlife conservation programs in Costa Rica operates quietly on a jungle-backed beach. Reserva Playa Tortuga is a non-profit biological research and education center established in 2009 by community members and Costa Rican scientists, focused on environmental conservation in the Terraba-Sierpe basin. Since 2009, the reserve…
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Whale Watching and Other Marine Mammals in Ojochal Near Vista Bendita
The waters off the Southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica are extraordinary. Within 30 minutes of Vista Bendita, you can be on a boat watching humpback whales breach in the Pacific, surrounded by dolphins, with a chance of sea turtles, manta rays, whale sharks, and false killer whales depending on the season. This corner of…
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Birdwatching on the Southern Pacific Coast
Costa Rica is home to more than 900 species of birds — roughly the same number as the entire United States and Canada combined. The Southern Pacific coast, where Vista Bendita sits above Ojochal, is one of the most bird-rich corridors in the country. Corcovado National Park, the Terraba-Sierpe wetlands, the Marino Ballena coastline, and…