PUERTO JIMENEZ

Situated at two meters above sea level, this community is the best place from which to access Corcovado National Park. Good commercial and tourism services are available, including several leisure, adventure and sport-fishing companies.

Puerto Jimenez is ideal for surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving and sea kayaking. Tour operators in the region specialize in one or multiple-day tours on the mainland and surrounding ocean guaranteed to satisfy your craving for adventure.

If wildlife viewing is what you’re after, head to the Platanares river where crocodiles and caymans relax in the mangrove estuary as monkeys play on the trees and rainbow-colored birds fly overhead. A total of 70 species of crab, 60 varieties of freshwater fish, 46 amphibious, 70 reptiles, 375 kinds of birds, 124 mammals and 58 bat species are only a few of the many natural perks found in the Osa Peninsula.

Jimenez is reached via Chacarita on the Interamerican highway, by airplane from San Jose or by daily boat service from Golfito.