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South Pacific Region of Costa Rica: Corcovado National Park “the most biologically intense place on earth” by National Geographic

The Peninsula of Osa stretches for more than 50 kilometers in to the Pacific Ocean, like a gigantic rocky food and it constitutes most of the southern region of Costa Rica. There are headlands, hills, rivers, torrents and plains that occasionally interrupt the harsh profile of the rocks: one exciting discovery after another in this universe that looks uncontaminated, a last fortification protecting the plants and animals.

The Peninsula forms the large protective creek of the Golfo Dulce, with small towns like Rincón and Puerto Jiménez, the River Coto’s large estuary at Punta Blanco and Golfito on the eastern coast of the creek, with is faraway, exotic atmosphere and open air cafes in front of the jetties.

The original inhabitants of the region, the Diquis indios were clever craftsmen and particularly good goldsmiths. They were able to make splendid ceremonial ornaments from the gold they found in the rivers Tigre and Claro. During the Spanish Conquest, attracted by the news of the presence of this precious metal, there were several expeditions to the peninsula in the search for the legendary mines of Veragua. The indigenous populations were destroyed and the gold reserves were, as usual, plundered.

Nevertheless, they let us one of the rich, wildest and most spectacular regions in Costa Rica: National Park Corcovado; it dominates the Peninsula de Osa with its 54,538 hectares that is why has been called “ the most biologically intense place on earth” by National Geographic. Do you like to know why ?

Because the southwest coast contains an amazing amount of endemics and species which are not found else where in the planet. Its geographical situation, its climate influence and the acidic conditions of its soils plus its topography all contribute to this special place to have potential diversity where you will find thirteen different habitats characterize the complexity of this natural environment, with its pluvial type virgin forest; also five hundred species of tress, often entwined with shoots and lianas, an entangled brushwood of plants and roots, orchids, ferns, bromeliads, an endless collection of epiphytes, and in this extraordinary vegetable world, ocelots and tapirs, jaguar, pumas, 10.000 species of insects, hundreds of varieties of birds, with the largest colony of scarlet macaos on earth and also some of the most poisonous snakes, like the coral snake.
All these in conjunction of the low on tourist, which makes it an ideal destination for anyone who wants to stay from the beaten path.

Besides, in Península of Osa you will find a vast area of mangrove forest, of vital importance to the country, has developed along these canals and estuaries, it is home to more than 285 species of birds, 139 mammals and 116 amphibians and reptiles, also Caño Island Biological Reserve, it has a great archeological history of great importance for the country. The island was used as a sacred burial ground, leaving behind in the carved spheres and different carved artifacts with an area of some 6.877 acres of land reserve and 6.210 of marine reserve, it has several fresh water rivers.

Then after mangrove area, you find long, open sea beaches, such as: Colorada, Corcovado, Las Caletas, Carate and Piro that are part of the park.

Finally activities like hiking, bird watching, snorkeling, diving, marine photography, fishing and kayaking are specials on this zone.

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Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

If you are planning to visit Costa Rica we would like you to have the most extraordinary experience by visitng with our advise. The information we bring is about the Corcovado National Park, the last remaining Pacific lowland rainforest of sustainable size in Central America. Located on the Osa Peninsula in southwestern Costa Rica, Corcovado is the "crown jewel" of a world-renowned national park system.

Including thirteen separate ecosystems, almost one hundred species of trees and nearly four hundred species of birds, Corcovado has been called "the most biologically intense place on earth" by no less an authority than the National Geographic Society. Here among the largest trees of Costa Rica, can be found the densest population of tapirs, jaguars and scarlet macaws in Meso-America.

Preserving the rainforest is vital because already one-half of the earth's rainforest has been destroyed at a rate of fifty acres a minute - an area the size of New York state every year. Gone will be the rainforest where 25% of our prescription drugs have already been found and where many others wait to be discovered. The world's first studies of the tropical forest canopies were done in Corcovado. Because of the astonishing variety of unknown life forms discovered within these "hidden worlds" the estimation of life upon this planet had to be increased twentyfold.

The geography of the Osa Peninsula is diverse, allowing for many different habitats and contributing to its spectacular biological wealth. While an undulating landscape of knife blade ridges and steep, stream-cut ravines dominate the majority of the peninsula, many other landscapes can also be found. In the western end of the peninsula, a large uplifted plateau drops off into the ocean from hundred foot high rocky bluffs. Further to the North, vast stretches of mangrove swamp surround the mouth of the Sierpe, a large river that borders the peninsula.

The forests of the Osa Peninsula are generally classified as Lowland Pacific Rain Forest. Unlike the Caribbean coast which was historically covered with a long unbroken rain forest, the Pacific coast of Central America typically receives far less precipitation and has many tropical dry forests. The west coast from southern Costa Rica through Panama has rain forests due to the Talamanca mountains which act as a barrier to the moist west winds causing them to precipitate on the Pacific coast and deluging the Osa Peninsula with 350-600 centimeters of rain per year.

Another unique aspect of the Pacific lowland rain forest is that it retains a biogeographical link to the Amazon basin. Many of the plants and animals found on the Osa are more closely related to species found in the Amazon Basin than any other part of Central America or northern South America.

Development and logging have severely fragmented most of the rain forest on the Pacific coast, but the Osa has retained the largest unbroken tracts of this quickly disappearing habitat.The importance of conservation in this area has not been lost on the government of Costa Rica. In 1975 the Costa Rican government created a national park on the isolated Pacific coast of the peninsula. Shortly after that another 330,000 acres of the peninsula were set aside as forest reserves. Most of this land is in the Golfo Dulce Reserve, which runs along the spine of the peninsula. When you add these reserves to the land encompassed by Corcovado National Park the total amount of protected land on the peninsula comes to 430,000 acres, or eighty percent of the peninsula itself.

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Hystorical Background


Corcovado National Park protects the last portion of Tropical Humid Forest of the Mesoamerican Pacific. Due to its geographical location, climate, soil conditions and topography, this area is home to an amazing diversity of biological species.
Blessed with such richness, the area has awakened great interest among Costa Rican and foreign scientistis, and its resources are continuously being investigated.

The genetical potencial found in the living forms that find refuge in Corcovado could be of invaluable benefit to agriculture, medicine and other equally important fields that seek the well being of humanity.

Before the Spanish conquest, the region was inhabited by indigenous groups who probably settled there due to the abundance of wildlife.
Arqueologist believe the area is important because of the information that could be discovered about the relationship these people maintained with Nature and the manner in which they made use of their resources.
These expectations are based on evidence found to date even though the area has been virtually unexplored.

Until 1978, there was no access by land to the Península and the population in the region was very sparse. In 1975, when Corcovado National Park was created, the 300 farmers who lived in the area were compensated for their land and relocated in other areas.
Since then, the park has been destined exclusively to conservation goals, scientific investigation, environmental education and the type of tourism suitable to a National Park.

Location


Corcovado is located 368 km from San Jose, following the Pan American Highway south, taking the detour toward Puerto Jimenez at the community of Chacarita.
It is also possible to enter by boat from Sierpe.

Flora and fauna


Corcovado is made up of a unique combination of terrestrial and marine ecosystems which interact in harmony and whose origins science has yet to fully understand.
The area as a whole posesses thousands of species of flora, many only found in this area and others which have disappeared from other regions.
We can cite the case of the 'ajo' (Caryocar costarricense), the 'ojoche' (Brosimun costaricanum) and the caracolito cedar (Ruptiliocarpon caracolito).

Corcovadoºs diverse fauna is remarkable; many of the species of this region are in danger of extinction, despite the large numbers still found in the region.
The red macaw or 'Guacamaya' (Ara macao), the wild boar (Tayassu pecari), the jaguar (Felis onca) and the crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) confirm this fact.
Just as in the case of the caracolito tree, in the future, studies could reveal the existence of other unknown species, which if it were not for the conservation of the park, would be lost forever without ever having been described.

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Interest facts


Location: South Western sector of the Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, South Pacific region of Costa Rica.
Surface Area: 41, 788 hectares
Maximum Altitude: 782 meters above sea level
Climate: Hot, rainy and very humid.
Dry season: mid-December to mid-April, with sporadic rain showers.
Rainy Season: mid-April to mid-December

Regulations


* For your security and the care of the areaº s resources, use only the authorized trails and do not wander off them.
* Even though accidents in the park are not common, we ask you to please be careful.
* The main goal of the National Parks is conservation. Hunting is not allowed, nor harming the flora, nor the extraction of any materials.
* A serene attitude and silence is ideal, in order to observe animals and better enjoy the areaºs resources.

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