Corcovado National Park covers much of the Osa Peninsula and is a repository for some of the nation's greatest wildlife treasures. The park is part of the Corcovado Conservation Area, encompassing adjacent forest reserves and other protected areas. The climate at Corcovado on the coast and plains and in the valleys is generally hot and very humid. The climate in the highlands, which reach 745 meters above sea level, is mainly cool, more as a result of the cloud cover than the height. Average annual rainfall is 4500-7000mm.

Its 41,788 hectares encompass eight habitats, from mangrove swamp and jolillo palm grove to mountain forest. The park protects more than 400 species of birds (20 are endemic), 116 of amphibians and reptiles, 500 species of trees, and 139 of mammals. Corcovado´s wildlife is a good place to spot the red-eyed tree frog; four species of turtles -green, pacific ridley, hawksbill, leatherback -nest on the park beaches. The wildlife within the park is varied and prolific, some of the protected species are: scarlet macaw, ocelot, tapirs, harpy eagle, crocodiles, spider, howler, squirrel and white-faced capuchin monkeys, poison dark frog, and more.

Corcovado, Osa Peninsula.
Puntarenas

Opening hours: Daily from 8:00-16:00.
It may change without notice.