What makes a destination special and what are the highlights?
In Costa Rica a place is called a special destination when it offers to the tourist facilities, security and amazing sites to visit and activities that work as a complement to the attractions. The highlights of Costa Rica are Tortuguero Canals, the most important nestimg site for the green sea turtle on the western hemisphere;Arenal Volcano, considered one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world; Monteverde Cloud Forest, home to the resplendent quetzal considered by some people the most beautiful bird of the Americas; Guanacaste Beaches, known as the Golden Coast, Gulf of Papagayo; Manuel Antonio Beach and National Park, a small paradise for wildlife, pristine beaches and world class sport fishing; Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, its mud baths and bubble springs in the middle of the Tropical Dry Forest; Osa Peninsula and Drake’s Bay considered “the most biologically intense place on earth” due to its high biodiversity and endemism” and other places which offer unique attractions.
