Peninsula of Osa, Puntarenas Costa Rica
Our second day of journey aboard the Sea Voyager finds us anchoring along the coast of one of the most biologically diverse areas of the world, the Osa Peninsula.
Every time I visit this place I can’t help but to feel amazed by a perfect balance achieved between the National Park System (NPS) of Costa Rica and the private sector when it comes to conservation of our natural resources. The private organizations along with the NPS of Costa Rica work shoulder by shoulder on the conservation of our natural heritage. The private associations work as buffer zones surrounding areas outside the State’s national parks.
We started the morning by visiting one of these private owned areas surrounding the Corcovado national park, San Josecito. Once there we split up into different groups with specialized missions to explore the area. Some of our guests went into a long hike, others horseback riding, a few snorkeling, and another group just decided to explore the surrounding areas of the beach and gardens. All the different outings rewarded us with sights of some of the gems of the Central American tropical rainforest: scarlet macaws, white throated capuchins and Cherries tanagers; all findings exposing expressions of joy and amazement on the participants' faces.
After a delicious lunch we repositioned south to explore one of the most pristine Costa Rican protected areas: Corcovado national park. With and extension of 103,258 acres, Corcovado is one of the meccas for nature lovers visiting Costa Rica in search of a close encounter with the hidden treasures of the tropical rainforest.
Some of us were escorted by mantled howlers monkeys on our hike to a waterfall, as others decided to explore the coastal forest of the park searching for wildlife. An evening of cocktails and recaps by Willy and Kathia, from our natural history staff, were the perfect closure for a fantastic day.
Our second day of journey aboard the Sea Voyager finds us anchoring along the coast of one of the most biologically diverse areas of the world, the Osa Peninsula.
Every time I visit this place I can’t help but to feel amazed by a perfect balance achieved between the National Park System (NPS) of Costa Rica and the private sector when it comes to conservation of our natural resources. The private organizations along with the NPS of Costa Rica work shoulder by shoulder on the conservation of our natural heritage. The private associations work as buffer zones surrounding areas outside the State’s national parks.
We started the morning by visiting one of these private owned areas surrounding the Corcovado national park, San Josecito. Once there we split up into different groups with specialized missions to explore the area. Some of our guests went into a long hike, others horseback riding, a few snorkeling, and another group just decided to explore the surrounding areas of the beach and gardens. All the different outings rewarded us with sights of some of the gems of the Central American tropical rainforest: scarlet macaws, white throated capuchins and Cherries tanagers; all findings exposing expressions of joy and amazement on the participants' faces.
After a delicious lunch we repositioned south to explore one of the most pristine Costa Rican protected areas: Corcovado national park. With and extension of 103,258 acres, Corcovado is one of the meccas for nature lovers visiting Costa Rica in search of a close encounter with the hidden treasures of the tropical rainforest.
Some of us were escorted by mantled howlers monkeys on our hike to a waterfall, as others decided to explore the coastal forest of the park searching for wildlife. An evening of cocktails and recaps by Willy and Kathia, from our natural history staff, were the perfect closure for a fantastic day.
