PALO VERDE
Cañas, Guanacaste

Located between the Tempisque and Bebedero Rivers, in the province of Guanacaste, this 19.804 hectare-park covers a tropical dry forest and wetlands. Lagoons, marshes, mangrove swamps and stumpy forests are home to Central America's most important wading birds and waterfowl, both native and migratory. It also houses and important population of red macaws from the dry Pacific. Basic services are avalaible such as restrooms, drinking water, camping grounds with running water and showers, picnic or resting areas, panoramic lookout points and trails. In the Park is a first-class biological station run by the Organization of Tropical Studies (OTS). They have natural programs, guided tours, didactic materials, and even lunch if you make reservations beforehand.