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unforgettable must visit place and if you can manage to live here, well so much the better! This area is not only the favorite place of humpback whales, but you also find species like the spotted dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, manta ray, hammerhead sharks, parrotfish, and mackerel. Humpback whales come every year (July to October) to carry out their reproductive cycle; they arrive to the park place where there is a rocky and sandy formation that resembles a whale ´ s tail. This curiosity is the main attraction of the place. Inside the park you can visit the t ó mbolo (whale tail), go and enjoy the beaches or practice both surface and deep diving to see a huge range of marine life. You can also enjoy the calm sea offered by these shores or go boating to the nearby islands. As a visitor you have many options to choose from during your stay and from which to organize your visits of discovery. Marenco Biological Reserve, Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve, and of course Corcovado National Park as well as Piedras Blancas National Park and the Golfito National Wildlife Refuge. Corcovado for example can get up to 25 feet of annual rainfall! At higher elevations and where there is abundant water there is also plenty of wildlife including Central America ´ s largest population of scarlet macaws and over 155 reptile species and 400+ species of birds. With over 27% of Costa Rica ´ s national territory set aside as National Parks, Reserves and Refuges, both on land and in the sea, it is no wonder there is so much to offer to the visitor.

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