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Gliding along on the ocean’s surface with a simple surfboard device can be one of the safest adventure water sports out there, especially when you make good judgments and know proper surfing etiquette. Here is a list of the things every surfer entering the water should know. Surfing Safety: 1. Know Your Beach. Every beach

Biology The Crested Caracara is one of the three species of caracaras found in Costa Rica. It is a member of the hawk family and is the national bird of Mexico. This shrewd bird has moved southwards and is often seen on roads, hunting for roadkills. They can also pursue vultures or pelicans in the

Biology One of the New World jays, the white-throated magpie-jay is a big blue, black and white bird that features a sprightly black plume. It is primarily found in tropical dry forests, and goes along this habitat through its southern limit in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, turning it over to its close counterpart, the black-throated magpie-jay,

Biology The Red-lored Parrot also known as Primrose-cheeked Amazon or “loro cariamarillo” is endemic to the tropical regions of the Americas, from eastern Mexico south to Ecuador. A disjunct population exists in central Brazil, where it occurs in humid green to semi-deciduous forests up to 1,100 m altitude. Not originally known to belong to El

Biology The collared aracari is a tiny peculiar-looking toucan with a obvious and awkwardly-oversized bill. It can be commonly spotted throughout its 500,000 square mile Latin American region, and frequently seen at Anamaya Resort, where groups of aracaris are often seeing foraging through local fruiting trees. There are 14 known species of aracaris, all sporting

Biology The kinkajou is a rainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae related to olingos, coatis, raccoons, and the ringtail and cacomistle. It is the sole member of the potos family and is also known as the “honey bear” (a name that it shares with the sun bear). Kinkajous can often be confused with ferrets or

Biology The Western Spotted Skunk is a tiny, relatively slender skunk with glossy black fur interrupted with distinct white stripes on the forward part of the body. The posterior portion of the body has two interrupted white bands with one white spot on each side of the rump and a couple more at the base

Biology The humpback whale is one of the most recognizable whale species. Towering anywhere between 40 and 50 feet in length, a humpback whale can weigh up to a staggering 48 tons. They are easily identified from other whale species owing to their huge flippers, almost a third of their entire body size, and the

Biology This animal requires warm, sunny areas with perches, which may be stones, boulders, trees, snags, or fence posts to thrive. Beyond this specific need, its habitat is flexible. The ctenosaur can exist in beachside scrubs, dry deciduous and moist forests, and busy adjacent zones such as pastures. They can be found living unruffled in

Biology The largest lizard species in Central America, the adult green iguana (Iguana iguana) can reach up to six feet in length and weighs up to twelve pounds. The species is well known for its long, whip-like long tail that accounts for more than half its total length. Like many lizards, green iguanas have devised

Biology The Agouti is a tropical rodent that to most visitors appears a cross between a rabbit and a squirrel. It looks like a slightly larger version of the guinea pig. Agoutis are vital to the ecosystem in the sense that they are important seed predators who also act as dispersers. They feast on seeds

Biology The Coati (Pizote in Spanish) is a member of the racoon family and can be easily distinguished with its long mobile snout and faintly ringed tail which is nearly as long as the rest of its body and often carried upright. Its body is colored pale to dark brown or reddish or yellowish and

Biology Capuchin monkeys, also known as the white-faced monkeys, inhabit the wet lowland forests on Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama and dense dry forest on the Pacific coast. These monkeys sport a very distinguishable appearance from other Central American primates: they have a dark colored body that has a white top chest and

Biology One of Nicoya Peninsula’s (and Costa Rica’s) most commonly spotted mammals; the Mantled Howler Monkeys are recognized for their fascinating vocalizations (which can be heard almost 3-4 kilometres away) and incredible response communication patterns. Visitors can often hear their shrill calls around sunrise and sundown. The boisterous species also seem to respond to any