&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1648509750/tortuga_island_cruise_day_trip_beach_overview_jaco_bb18e2c1e3.jpg" alt="tortuga-island-cruise-day-trip-beach-overview-jaco.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1648509751/thumbnail_tortuga_island_cruise_day_trip_beach_overview_jaco_bb18e2c1e3.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1648509752/small_tortuga_island_cruise_day_trip_beach_overview_jaco_bb18e2c1e3.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1648509752/medium_tortuga_island_cruise_day_trip_beach_overview_jaco_bb18e2c1e3.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1648509751/large_tortuga_island_cruise_day_trip_beach_overview_jaco_bb18e2c1e3.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">In Jurassic Park, Costa Rica’s Isla del Coco was filmed for the intro sequence as the ‘Isla Nublar’.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costa Rica has many beautiful islands including this one above: Isla Tortuga, Turtle Island. &nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293184/waterfall_rio_celeste_river_9f7f68a3bb.jpg" alt="waterfall-rio-celeste-river.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293185/thumbnail_waterfall_rio_celeste_river_9f7f68a3bb.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293186/small_waterfall_rio_celeste_river_9f7f68a3bb.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293186/medium_waterfall_rio_celeste_river_9f7f68a3bb.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293185/large_waterfall_rio_celeste_river_9f7f68a3bb.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">Costa Rica has many waterfalls like the one above at Rio Celeste, much like the landing bay in Jurassic Park which was filmed at Coco Island.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1646243632/aguila_de_osa_restaurant_exterior_general_view_drake_6c11b15c44.jpg" alt="aguila-de-osa-restaurant-exterior-general-view-drake.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1646243633/thumbnail_aguila_de_osa_restaurant_exterior_general_view_drake_6c11b15c44.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1646243634/small_aguila_de_osa_restaurant_exterior_general_view_drake_6c11b15c44.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1646243634/medium_aguila_de_osa_restaurant_exterior_general_view_drake_6c11b15c44.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1646243634/large_aguila_de_osa_restaurant_exterior_general_view_drake_6c11b15c44.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">Welcome to the Visitor Center! The <a href="https://www.vacationscostarica.com/drake-bay/stay/aguila-de-osa-rainforest-lodge/">Aguila de Osa</a> hotel looks much like the set from the film.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293088/hanging_bridges_monteverde_cloudforest_solo_traveller_sky_adventures_c18c7d4522.jpg" alt="hanging-bridges-monteverde-cloudforest-solo-traveller-sky-adventures.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293089/thumbnail_hanging_bridges_monteverde_cloudforest_solo_traveller_sky_adventures_c18c7d4522.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293090/small_hanging_bridges_monteverde_cloudforest_solo_traveller_sky_adventures_c18c7d4522.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293090/medium_hanging_bridges_monteverde_cloudforest_solo_traveller_sky_adventures_c18c7d4522.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293089/large_hanging_bridges_monteverde_cloudforest_solo_traveller_sky_adventures_c18c7d4522.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">The tour begins! In our case, up on the hanging bridges of the <a href="https://www.vacationscostarica.com/monteverde/">Monteverde</a> cloud forest.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1654899875/fresh_water_fishing_in_cano_negro_crocodile_close_up_upala_c40f902952.jpg" alt="fresh-water-fishing-in-cano-negro-crocodile-close-up-upala.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1654899876/thumbnail_fresh_water_fishing_in_cano_negro_crocodile_close_up_upala_c40f902952.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1654899877/small_fresh_water_fishing_in_cano_negro_crocodile_close_up_upala_c40f902952.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1654899876/medium_fresh_water_fishing_in_cano_negro_crocodile_close_up_upala_c40f902952.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1654899876/large_fresh_water_fishing_in_cano_negro_crocodile_close_up_upala_c40f902952.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">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.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293134/osa_tapir_bath_in_the_river_wildlife_22f51b39d1.jpg" alt="osa-tapir--bath-in-the-river-wildlife.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293135/thumbnail_osa_tapir_bath_in_the_river_wildlife_22f51b39d1.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293136/small_osa_tapir_bath_in_the_river_wildlife_22f51b39d1.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293135/medium_osa_tapir_bath_in_the_river_wildlife_22f51b39d1.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293135/large_osa_tapir_bath_in_the_river_wildlife_22f51b39d1.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">Meet our Triceratops! If you're lucky you can spot Baird’s Tapir around the Osa Peninsula in the south.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1653349247/casa_cascada_tropical_forest_rainbow_view_uvita_b70a57c05c.jpg" alt="casa-cascada-tropical-forest-rainbow-view-uvita.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1653349247/thumbnail_casa_cascada_tropical_forest_rainbow_view_uvita_b70a57c05c.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1653349252/small_casa_cascada_tropical_forest_rainbow_view_uvita_b70a57c05c.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1653349250/medium_casa_cascada_tropical_forest_rainbow_view_uvita_b70a57c05c.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1653349249/large_casa_cascada_tropical_forest_rainbow_view_uvita_b70a57c05c.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">A storm is coming! Costa Rica’s tropical climate means exciting, powerful weather is never far away.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1675702361/greem_macaws_bird_6843430821.jpg" alt="greem-macaws-bird.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1675702361/thumbnail_greem_macaws_bird_6843430821.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1675702361/small_greem_macaws_bird_6843430821.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1675702361/medium_greem_macaws_bird_6843430821.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1675702361/large_greem_macaws_bird_6843430821.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">Birds share many unique skeletal features with dinosaurs. Moreover, fossils of more than twenty species of dinosaur have been collected with preserved feathers.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293116/la_fortuna_waterfall_forest_wildlife_f4588d919b.jpg" alt="la-fortuna-waterfall-forest-wildlife.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293117/thumbnail_la_fortuna_waterfall_forest_wildlife_f4588d919b.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293118/small_la_fortuna_waterfall_forest_wildlife_f4588d919b.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293118/medium_la_fortuna_waterfall_forest_wildlife_f4588d919b.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293117/large_la_fortuna_waterfall_forest_wildlife_f4588d919b.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">Rest in the rain forest. According to the U.N., around 2.6 million hectares of Costa Rica is forested.&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293069/diving_turtle_generic_2_f11b0dc3a1.jpg" alt="diving-turtle-generic-2.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293070/thumbnail_diving_turtle_generic_2_f11b0dc3a1.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293071/small_diving_turtle_generic_2_f11b0dc3a1.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293071/medium_diving_turtle_generic_2_f11b0dc3a1.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293070/large_diving_turtle_generic_2_f11b0dc3a1.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">Life finds a way. Leatherback, Loggerhead, Hawksbill, Olive Ridley, Pacific Green &amp; the Green Sea Turtle are all turtle species found on Costa Rica’s coastlines.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293078/green_iguana_wildlife_fbf8404009.jpg" alt="green-iguana-wildlife.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293079/thumbnail_green_iguana_wildlife_fbf8404009.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293081/small_green_iguana_wildlife_fbf8404009.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293080/medium_green_iguana_wildlife_fbf8404009.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1661293080/large_green_iguana_wildlife_fbf8404009.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">Our Velociraptors are the Green Iguanas. However, these reptiles are mainly herbivores &amp; quite common all over Central and South America. Nor are they nearly as fast as raptors!&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1647060594/playa_espadilla_whale_watching_manuel_antonio_25c335d24b.jpg" alt="playa-espadilla-whale-watching-manuel-antonio.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1647060595/thumbnail_playa_espadilla_whale_watching_manuel_antonio_25c335d24b.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1647060596/small_playa_espadilla_whale_watching_manuel_antonio_25c335d24b.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1647060596/medium_playa_espadilla_whale_watching_manuel_antonio_25c335d24b.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1647060596/large_playa_espadilla_whale_watching_manuel_antonio_25c335d24b.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">It’s only fitting that our climatic action shot is that of a Hump Back whale jumping on the Pacific coast.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1660168388/puerto_jimenez_crocodile_bay_botanika_marina_dock_sunset_57e4011d15.jpg" alt="puerto-jimenez-crocodile-bay-botanika-marina-dock-sunset.jpg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1660168388/thumbnail_puerto_jimenez_crocodile_bay_botanika_marina_dock_sunset_57e4011d15.jpg 234w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1660168389/small_puerto_jimenez_crocodile_bay_botanika_marina_dock_sunset_57e4011d15.jpg 500w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1660168389/medium_puerto_jimenez_crocodile_bay_botanika_marina_dock_sunset_57e4011d15.jpg 750w,https://res.cloudinary.com/vacationscostarica-com/image/upload/v1660168389/large_puerto_jimenez_crocodile_bay_botanika_marina_dock_sunset_57e4011d15.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">&nbsp; Our Jurassic adventure would not be complete without a stunning Costa Rican sunset over the Pacific.&nbsp;

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