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Costa Rica’s riches include several active volcanoes (between 5-7 at any given time), an abundance of fecund rain forests (including cloud forests so high up they’re actually wreathed in clouds); thermal hot springs; more than 750 miles of fetching and often uncrowded beaches, especially … more along the Pacific coast; the Amazon-like Tortuguero preserve complete with jungle lodges; abundant wildlife from monkeys and sea tortoises to at least 850 species of birds; and plenty of adventure outfitters ready to take you birding, whitewater rafting, hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing, scuba diving, rock-climbing, sky diving, and lots more.
