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Expectations and Suggestions for Caribbean Lowland Birding in Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is situated right between two oceans. The pair of seas are close enough for the occasional adventurous frigatebird to just soar way up and right over to the other salty basin. In Costa Rica, that would mean the Sarapiqui area because this is where we find the closest Caribbean lowland forests to San Jose.

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Caribbean Lowland Birding at Ara Ambigua Lodge, Costa Rica

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Although a lot of beautiful rainforest was replaced by bananas, cattle pasture, and other ag-lands many years ago, at least we can still enjoy great birding at a number of sites, most of which are easily accessible including Sarapiqui, the most visited site in the lowlands north of San Jose.

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Zamora Estateā€¦ Avian-rich Eco-Luxury in Costa Rica

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Zamora Estate protects acres of unspoiled habitat within one of the fastest growing sections of San Jose, a holding that has sustained four generations of the Zamora family. Zamora Estate offers the ideal launching pad for adventures in the Central Valley and both the Pacific and Caribbean slopes.

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Collaborative list ā€“ February 2020

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Rio san jose. Embalse San Miguel, TurrĆŗcares (acceso restringido). Embalse San Miguel, TurrĆŗcares (acceso restringido). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Note; The Megalomanagement reserve the right to refuse to gift prizes on the grounds that they are The Megalomanagement. Falcon State Park (LTC 084).

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