More than 25% of Costa Rica consists of national parks and protected regions. As diverse as the country itself, many of the parks contain several different types of rain forests.

Just a few miles from the nearest town, Cahuita is easily accessible as opposed to some of Costa Rica's more remote and mountainous parks. Its trails are flat and many hug the shore, providing ...

Santa Rosa National Park is a national park in the northwestern region of Costa Rica. It is located in the Guanacaste Province and covers an area of approximately 26,000 hectares. The park is known ...

Although Rincón de la Vieja National Park contains many beautiful jungle waterfalls, the most stunning is probably La Cangreja due to its 130-foot-tall falls that end in a bright blue lagoon.