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Travel and Tourism

Individual lodging establishments - including hotels, motels, inns, vacation rentals, bed and breakfast establishments, hostels, resorts, and other "specialized" lodging - are listed once in the directory, under the Locality category where the establishment is physically located.

Lodging

Sites concerning temporary lodging, primarily for travelers, for all or a large part of Costa Rica.

Parks

National Parks include:

Arenal Volcano, located in the Arenal Conservation Area
Ballena ("Whale"), located just south of Dominical, includes Punta Uvita, Playa Piñuela and Playa Ballena
Braulio Carrillo, which includes Barva Volcano, Bajo la Hondura and Cacho Negro Peak
Cahuita, includes Cahuita Point and Puerto Vargas
Chirripo / La Amistad - two separate parks which form the Amistad-Talamanca Regional Conservation Unit. La Amistad extends into Panama.
Cocos Island
Corcovado, Osa Peninsula, along with Piedras Blancas National Park near Golfito
Irazu Volcano
Juan Castro Blanco, Bajos del Toro, at the head of the valley of the Río Toro
Manuel Antonio, includes Playa Espadilla Sur, Playa Blanca, and Playa Puerto Escondido
Playa Grande Marine Turtle, within the Tamarindo National Wildlife Refuge
Poas Volcano
Palo Verde, includes the Río Tempisque in the Gulf of Nicoya. contiguous with Caballero Wildlife Refuge and Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve, which with Barra Honda National Park and adjacent areas, form the Tempisque Megapark
Rincon de la Vieja
Santa Rosa covers much of the Santa Elena peninsula. part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area (GCA)--that incorporates Santa Rosa National Park, Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Bolaños Island Wildlife Refuge, the Junquillal Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and the Horizontes Experimental Station.
Tapanti, situated in the Orosi Valley, surrounded by the Macho River Forest Reserve
Tortuguero

National Reserves include:

Barra del Colorado
Cabo Blanco Strict, at the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula
Caño Island, off shore from Corcovado National Park (Osa Peninsula)
Caño Negro
Carara
Gandoca Manzanillo
Guayabo Monument, a prehistoric village near Turrialba
Hitoy Cerere
Lomas Barbudal

Sites for private reserves should be submitted in the locality or province where they are located.

Travel Guides

Guides with descriptive content for travel to and within Costa Rica.

This category is for sites whose primary purpose is as a travel or tourism guide for the entire country, or a large portion of the country.

More local travel guides should be submitted to the appropriate region or locality.

Sites which include information tourists might use, but which also present content for residents (such as real estate, government, or businesses), should be submitted under Guides and Directories, outside of Travel and Tourism.

Sites for travel agents or tour operators should be submitted to those categories.

Travel Services

Tour operators will be listed once in the Locality where they have a physical presence. In addition, tour operators may also be listed once in the geographic category where they offer tours. The listing description should state where the company is based.