Here it is only found in the lowlands below 200m elevation. The caiman is common in areas with high rainfall.
It can be spotted in Corcovado & the Caño Negro Refuge. Leatherback, Loggerhead, Hawksbill, Olive Ridley, Pacific Green & the Green Sea Turtle are all turtle species found on Costa Rica’s coastlines. Costa Rica offers many great excursions through the rainforests. This would surprise you upon waking up! The Smoky Jungle frog is the largest frog in Costa Rica. The tall strangler fig is a perfect spot to climb and even have a good nights rest! According to the U.N., around 2.6 million hectares of Costa Rica is forested. Go Tim go! Costa Rica has many, many tree’s that could have doubled for that famous tree scene! Moreover, fossils of more than twenty species of dinosaur have been collected with preserved feathers. Our T-Rex is on the move! The best place to spot crocs is from the safety of a river boat tour.īirds share many unique skeletal features with dinosaurs. Watch for the movement! This masked tree frog is very common to Costa Rica’s forests. Meet our Triceratops! If your lucky you can spot Baird’s Tapir around the Osa Peninsula in the south.Ī storm is coming! Costa Rica’s tropical climate means exciting, powerful weather is never far away. Where is that T-Rex? The American Crocodile can be spotted around Costa Rica and can stay hidden underwater for up to an hour to cool off under the hot sun. No Dilophosaurus here! Just beautiful natural scenery. The tour begins! In our case, up on the hanging bridges of the Monteverde cloud forest. The sun-drenched swimming pool at Arenal Springs is alive with life, much like Jurassic World! Welcome to the Visitor Center! The Aguila de Osa hotel looks much like the set from the film. That is truly an exotic species of flower.
Isla del Caño, off the coast of the Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula, is the perfect spot to spend the day snorkeling or diving.Ĭosta Rica has many waterfalls, much like the landing bay in Jurassic Park which was Coco Island!Ĭosta Rica is home to more than 1400 species of orchids. Costa Rica has many beautiful islands including this one above: Isla Tortuga, Turtle Island. In Jurassic Park, Costa Rica’s Isla del Coco was filmed for the intro sequence as the ‘ Isla Nublar’. Take a step into our Real-Life Jurassic Park!
Hungry for your own Jurassic Park adventure? Check out our packages! We all remember the infamous error of San José appearing as a beach town at the start of the film! So hopefully this blog shows the real Jurassic Park in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is home to some amazing destinations as well as flora and fauna that would fit in nicely into Steven Spielberg’s epic dino thriller. To celebrate the release of Jurassic World we thought we would bring you the REAL Jurassic Park, as it’s right here in Costa Rica! This photo gallery brings Jurassic Park to life.
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