Santa Rosa
Where History Meets Nature
This World Heritage site is the only nature reserve in the world that holds a history museum in its territory, Santa Rosa National Park remains the only patch of dry tropical forest in Mesoamérica.
Santa Rosa
This World Heritage site is the only nature reserve in the world that holds a history museum in its territory, Santa Rosa National Park remains the only patch of dry tropical forest in Mesoamérica.
Highlights
History, Both Human And Natural
In 387 square kilometers you can find yourself walking the oldest land in Costa Rica, emerging from the ocean around 85 million years ago, home to the very rare dry tropical forest. This is as well the historic site that forever changed the course of costarican history, where the campaign in the 56’ reaches its highlight moment and in only 15 minutes a country was marked forever defending the peace today still governs over Costa Rica.
Dry Tropical Forest To Finding The Sea
This forest used to cover all of Guanacaste, due to climate changes and land exploitation this remains the only pocket where you can experience it. The dry tropical forest is home to a large diversity of animals, including pumas, tapirs, jaguars, ocelots, toucans, ospreys, and a large variety of turtles like the green sea turtle, leatherback, hawksbill and the olive ridley.
Our tour partners
Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund
Formalized in 1997 with a gift from the Kyoto Prize awarded to Dan Janzen, Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund has evolved to become a formal non-profit and close working partner to the Costa Rican government.
Homed in 169,000 hectares within the Area de Conservation Guanacaste the GDFCF is focused in promoting the long-term survival of the ecosystems and biodiversity through conservation, education, science-based management and biodiversity development.
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