Carara National Park is a birdwatcher’s paradise on the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica in the middle of the dry forest in the north and the tropical rainforest in the south. It is well-known for the endangered scarlet macaw population that can be found living within the tropical forest and other tropical birds
A 5,242-hectare park, the Carara National Park has an amazing diversity of flora and fauna, making it a must visit place if you are in the area. Named after the Huetar word for crocodile, this national park is home to several ecosystems such as marshlands, lagoons, and gallery forests. With a fantastic array of wildlife on display, visiting this park makes for a great family trip. Monkeys, crocodiles, armadillos, peccaries, waterfowls, opossums, sloths, boas, coati, kinkajou, tayra, margay cats, jaguars, white tail deer and ocelots can be found here, as well as a wide assortment of birds and other reptiles and amphibians