Facts About the Osa Peninsula
PROVINCE:
Puntarenas Province
LOCATION: Southwest Pacific Coast of Costa Rica
Aguila de Osa Lodge
Towns on the Osa Peninsula (North to South)
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Drake Bay
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Puerto Jimenez
- Cabo Matapalo Village
- Carate Village
- Golfito (across the gulf from the peninsula)
Attractions on the Osa Peninsula
NATIONAL PARKS
- Corcovado National Park
- Piedras Blancas National Park (across the gulf from the peninsula)
REFUGES, SANCTUARIES, AND WETLANDS
- Punta Rio Claro National Wildlife Refuge
- Velamar Ecological Sanctuary
- Vida Silvestre Golfito Refuge (across the gulf from the peninsula)
- Wetlands of the Sierpe and Terraba Rivers (northern base of the peninsula)
ISLANDS
- Cano Island Biological Reserve
- Cano Island / Isla Cano (off western pacific coast of the peninsula)
- Violin Island / Isla Violin and Playa Violin (northern base of the peninsula)
BEACHES
- Playa Colorado
- Playa Colorado (on Drake Bay)
- Playa Corcovado
- Playa Ganado / Ganado beach
- Playa Llorona
- Playa Pan Dulce
- Playa Platanares
- Playa Puntarenitas
- Playa Sirena
- Playa Violin / Violin Island Beach (Violin Island)
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
- Golfo Dulce (body of water between the Osa Peninsula and the mainland)
- Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve
- Sierpe River
- Terraba River
Lodging on the Osa Peninsula
Airports on the Osa Peninsula
- Puerto Jimenez Airport
- Drake bay Airport
- Sirena Airstrip
- Carate Airport
- El Jaguar Airport
Osa Peninsula Resources
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Osa Conservation Organization
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Fodor's Osa Peninsula Article
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Lonely Planet - Osa Peninsula and Golfo Dulce
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Travel and Leisure - Exploring the Osa Peninsula
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Wikipedia Osa Peninsula Article
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WikiTravel Osa Peninsula Travel Guide
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