
Opened last year thanks to the vision of young Costa Rican entrepreneurs that believe in conservation, Veragua is not only an adventure park with natural attractions, but also a biological station managed in partnership with very well known organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International and the National Institute of Biodiversity. Recently, a species of butterfly was found again after 98 years and another one was registered for the first time in the country.
In the American tropics some species of wildlife are hard to find, but in Veragua you can walk in the rainforest and view its canopy through an aerial tram, and also explore exhibitions with some of the most fascinating species of snakes, lizards, insects and frogs found in the country. In insects alone, Costa Rica has registered nearly 365.000 species, according to Veragua´s natural guide Marco Cascante, and among the 14.000 species of butterflies, in the park it is also possible to find many of them, including the biggest one on the planet.
This 1300-hectares reserve also has the only night frogs exhibit in the world and is one of the few places that permit the handicapped to have a first-hand experience of the tropical rainforest, thanks to special trails adapted to wheel chairs.
Katiana Murillo: A close look at rainforest wildlife
Located within the limits of La Amistad International Park, on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica, Veragua Rainforest is one of the private natural reserves that contribute to the 25% of protected land in the country, in just one of the areas with bigger biodiversity.
















