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= Planning a trip to Costa Rica? Want to know the sites to see? Look below to see the top ten tourist attractions in the Spanish speaking country Costa Rica! Places from volcanoes to National parks! Look below: =



If you're traveling to Costa Rica make sure to visit the Monteverde Cloud Forest. In Spanish Monteverde means "green mountain." The small civilization of Monteverde is located by the entrance to the Cloud Forest. It was founded by the Quaker community that migrated from North America to Costa Rica in the 1950s. If you're a bird watcher Monteverde is the place for you. There's an estimated 1,000 resplendent Quetzals living in Monteverde. The Quetzal is an endangered species that's called one of the most magnificent birds in the Western Hemisphere. Other animals in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Revere are sloths, agoutis, coatis, white- faced monkey, howler monkey, squirrels, 490 species of butterflies, 400 species of birds, thousands of insects, and snakes. The Cloud Forest has 13- km of hiking trails!



If you like beaches try to have some time to check out Drake Bay. It was named after an adventurer who was thought to travel there in the 16th century, Sir Frances Drake. This isolated beach is the perfect place to vacation if you want to get away from everything and everybody. If you're tired of the relaxing on the beach check out some of the many more active activities you can do while still being on or around the Drake Bay: scuba diving, swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, horseback riding, hiding, sport fishing, bird- watching or exploring the miles of picture perfect coastline. The adventure starts as soon as you decide you wanna get to Drake Bay it's already adventure. River boats, taxis, and buses are the most common ways of transportation to get you to you're location. Good luck, and have fun!



La Fortuna de San Carlos is gateway town to the picture perfect Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. Not only is Arenal picture perfect, but it's also Costa Rica's most active volcano. The volcano is often spraying smoke and ash out of the top only a mere 10 kilometers from the city of La Fortuna de San Carlos. If you are more into water than fire make sure to check out the breath- taking La Caratarata de la Fortuna. It has an amazing 70 meter drop and it's only located a short distance away from the city. At the end of your trip go to Tabacon Hot Springs for a relaxing natural spa environment. This is the perfect ending to an exciting vacation filled with volcanoes, waterfalls, and other exciting options like canopy tours, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, and horse- back riding.

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