APPENDIX

THE OSA PENINSULA

THE PENINSULA IS HOME TO:

• The largest coastal rainforest in the Pacific • One in 40 of the world’s plant and animal species (2.5%) • All four species of monkeys found in Costa Rica • The largest population of scarlet macaws north of the equator

OCEAN SPECIES INCLUDE:

• Migrating northern and southern humpback whales • Three species of dolphin • Five species of endangered sea turtles • Whale sharks, orcas, pilot whales

THIS WORLD-CLASS SPORT FISHING LOCATION HAS:

• One of the highest concentrations of sailfish in the world • A diverse inshore fishery within the volcanic shoreline of the Golfo Dulce

WORLD-FAMOUS SURF BREAKS ARE:

• Pavones Beach, which has the second longest left-hand break in the world • Backwash • Pan Dulce in Matapalo