Corcovado National Park has 42 469 hectares and is located in the southwestern corner of the Peninsula de Osa. This park in Costa Rica protects at least eight different habitats. Corcovado Park is said to have a unique and the best taken care of Pacific coastal rainforest in Central America. This remote Costa Rica Park was established in 1975. In 1960, Corcovado suffered a lot of damage from logger; and a few years after the Corcovado National Park was established, it underwent impairing damage by miners. More than 500 species of trees have been identified in Corcovado Costa Rica.

Corcovado National Park might be one of the wildest but most accessible national parks in Costa Rica, thus making it a popular vacation destination. You can book a one day tour or be more adventurous and camp at this Costa Rica Park. Corcovado Costa Rica has the largest population of scarlet macaws; it also protects endangered rainforest species such as crocodiles, giant anteaters, sloths, monkeys, tapirs, peccaries, and harpy eagles among others. Although around 400 species of birds and 140 mammal species have been spotted at Corcovado Costa Rica, it is the wild out there, and the animals don’t just lurk out from the bush for you to see them. Patience and practice will be the key to seeing as many wild animals as possible.

If you stay at any nearby Corcovado lodge, there will also be a chance to spot some wild animals from the exuberant surrounding rainforest. Depending on your vacation budget, you can choose to stay either at a deluxe lodge on the surrounding area of Corcovado National Park, or you can go backpacking at the park itself. There is good surfing near Corcovado Park at Pavones beach. There are three ways to get to the Corcovado Peninsula; from Drake Bay (which is probably the hardest way in), from Puerto Jimenez, and by booking a local flight to the National Park. In conclusion, Corcovado Costa Rica is a must do vacation destination, it’s full of wildlife, it’s exuberant, but also plagued with bugs; so bring lots of insect repellent, your camera to take awesome pictures, and be ready for the wild.