Wildlife of Costa Rica

This section will explore all about the wildlife of Costa Rica.

Founder of Cecropia Travel, Jack, is a zoologist with 7 years experience working in the field. In Costa Rica, he has worked with sea turtles, primates, and a wealth of birds.

Monkeys of Costa Rica – Part 2

In the first post of this three-part series, we took a look at the four different species of monkeys in Costa Rica.  To jog our memory, there’s the capuchin, howler, spider and squirrel monkey.  In some regions of Costa Rica, such as the Osa Peninsula, all four species coexist together.  However, this is becoming rarer…

Monkeys of Costa Rica – Part 1

Costa Rica is home to an astonishing array of life. Some 500,000 species have already been described by science. However, there are a handful of species that steal the heart of any traveller that ventures to Costa Rica: monkeys! In Costa Rica, you can find four different species of monkey: Capuchin, Howler, Squirrel and Spider monkeys.…