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Nicoya Peninsula

The Nicoya Peninsula is a peninsula that is on the Pacific coast of a Central American country, Costa Rica. The remote peninsula is divided into two provinces; Guanacaste province on the northern side and...

The Spadefish

  Spadefish belong to the fish family Ephippidae, and are called “Chaetodipterus faber” scientifically speaking. Costa Rica and the Pacific Ocean are rife with these interesting looking spadefish.

The Gulf of Nicoya

Gulf of Nicoya

The Golf of Nicoya is a large bay on the eastern side of the Nicoya Peninsula. It cleaves the peninsula from Costa Rica’s mainland. The gulf has shallow, but rich water which has great...

Green Sea Turtles

The green sea turtle, also known as Chelonia mydas, belongs to a family of large sea turtles, Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the Chelonia genus. They are found in tropical and...

Gulf of Papagayo Map

Gulf of Papagayo

The “Golfo de Papagayo” as it’s known in Spanish, is a large lagoon off the northwestern Guanacaste coast in Costa Rica. The remote gulf is an oasis of sublime beauty which is now on...

Olive Ridley

Olive Ridley Sea Turtles

  The olive ridley sea turtle, also called as Lepidochelys olivacea or Pacific ridley, is a type of small sea turtle. The carapace of an adult olive ridley has a length of 60 to...