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In the country is easy to find #tourism companies offering tours for the sighting of #whales and #dolphins.

The humpback whale is the most popular species of whales that visit the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, the calm waters of this coast, especially near the Golfo Dulce in the North Pacific, and also in the Osa Peninsula in the South of the coast invite these mammals to visiting the country, giving everyone a show like no other.

The months of #August and #September are ideal for whale watching, as well as other species that are held regularly in the calm and clear waters of the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

During the months of August and September the Golfo Dulce is extremely busy with the #migration of humpback whales, is known as a tropical fjord, and becomes a critical #habitat for the survival of these whales.

In accordance with the research centre of Cetaceans of Costa Rica (CEIC), these whales come every year to be able to mate and give birth in the warm waters of the South Pacific region of Costa Rica, from the Marino #Ballena National Park to the South of Dominical Beach, both places extremely close to coast Developers properties.

This event is extremely important for the wildlife of these animals, that made one of the most important journeys of life marina, these mammals made a trip of between 3 000 and 5 thousand miles, from the northern hemisphere as South, both come from territories such as Alaska and British Columbia and travel to sites as MexicoCentral America and Hawaii.

On the other hand, those coming from the areas to the South, such as Australia, spend the winter months in such places and are likely to be observed in Costa Rica from June until November.

Coast Developers properties, located in the Central Pacific, are extremely close to the areas where it is more common to see these mammals, Matapalo, Dominical, and the Peninsula de Osa, which facilitates you organize and take tours that offer all the comforts to enjoy this great show.

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Children planted 500 trees in Osa Peninsula

Costa Rica has been characterized by the preservation of the environment and reforestation programs are part of this.

The Osa Peninsula, located in the South Pacific of Costa Rica received a very special prize by dozens of boys and girls who offered to its environment 500 fruit trees planted at strategic points of the Peninsula in commemoration of mother's day.

In accordance with The Costa Rica News, Yency Arroyo from the Diario Extra mentioned that in this important activity also participated members of the Osa municipality, entrepreneurs and public officials.

These trees were planted along some of the main roads of the town; it is most species fruit, like lemon, mango and papaya, characteristic of the area and in addition to the Costa Rican fruit stand out among others for its quality and freshness. The idea is to provide the sector with more shade and oxygen for residents of the region and preserve the Osa sector with their respective wildlife.

Activity is part of a wider project of reforestation in the area, which aims to reverse some of the damages that have led for decades by irresponsible practices of crops or buildings.

Costa Rica is a country that has its territory covered by more than half by forests, besides that contains 5% d the biodiversity of the world, so the conservation of the natural habitats of the species is extremely important. It is also expected that forest coverage passes the 52.3% to 60% in the coming years.

In the country, there are currently two major programs of great importance which have served as promoters for the advancement of a nation carbon neutral as expected in Costa Rica, through the reforestation.

Institutions so involved the Ministry of environment and energy of Costa Rica, it has recovered a lot of forest through the program of payment for ecosystem services and reduction of carbon emissions caused by deforestation and forest degradation. These programs have been effective, especially the PSE since involves owners of the land.

The participation of children in the reforestation process has also been valuable, as this promotes environmental conservation from an early age, so that they themselves can appreciate where they live and contribute to the care of the species of the area.

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Bahia whale is one of the best international tourist destinations

The tourist destinations in Costa Rica are still looking at the international level and attracting thousands of visitors.

Bahia Ballena was recognized by the American tourism Magazine Travel + Leisure as "Hottest Travel Destinations of 2013" as one of the best tourist destinations for the year 2013, announced the Costa Rican Tourism Institute in a press release.

"This recognition is of great importance because it strengthens the work that has developed to promote the destination. This area is visited by many tourists, who are attracted by the beauty of the South Pacific and the variety of adventure tourism activities", said Director of marketing of the ICT.

Bahia Ballena is located in the South Pacific of Costa Rica, region located not far from the properties that you can enjoy at coast Developers projects, and is an ideal location for watching dolphins and humpback whales.

In addition to the observation of whales, you can perform a multitude of activities in the area, leading it to be one of the most important tourist destinations in the world to how rides are horseback riding, boat trips, diving in the coral areas and surfing.

In addition to the prize of Travel Leisure, Costa Rica has also received awards from others international as the Wow fate of 2012 by TravelZoo, the best destination in Central and South America by Travel Weekly magazine and the most popular adventure by Trip Advisor travel destination.

In 2012 was awarded some 30 international awards in tourism and according to the index of environmental performance (EPI for its acronym in English) is the most ecological country in America and the most eco-destination according to Trip Advisor in the same year.

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Costa Rica hotels are favorites of the region

In a survey conducted by the renowned website Trip Advisor catalogued hotels of Costa Rica as the best in the Central American region in accordance with the opinions of the visitors of this site.

According to Trip Advisor and its awarding of Traveller's choice of the list of the 25 best hotels in the Central American region, 16 are located in Costa Rica.

Website Trip Advisor has an audience of 60 million subscribers a month, and you can get information on all types of places to visit when you are of vacations, all inclusive hotel, conventional hotels, restaurants and other attractions in addition.

The hotel called the number one was the Nayara Hotel in San Carlos (Northern region of the country), followed by La Paloma Lodge in Drake Bay (South Pacific), Arenas del Mar Beachfront and Rainforest (Manuel Antonio, Central Pacific) and the Four Seasons Hotel in Papagayo, Guanacaste.

Coast Developers projects are located in the region of the Central Pacific, zone which also includes one of the most visited tourist sectors and further references on the web site; given the wide range of restaurants and activities that are offered in the region, thousands of visitors have made their observations on hotels, vacation activities and others in the area.

In addition to the hotels in the coastal regions of Costa Rica, were also rated tourist hostels in the greater metropolitan area, as the Hotel Grano de Oro in San José and Villa Blanca Cloud Forest in the area of San Ramón de Alajuela, within the first ten positions.

This survey took into account around 75 million comments from visitors, performed by region in order to obtain best results, polls allow users and people who want to visit or invest in Costa Rica and other countries to have an extensive knowledge of what you can enjoy during your vacation.

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