Costa Rica presents a very diverse geography. To the northwest, a chain mountainous, divide the country in two. In the middle of these mountain ranges a plateau and on its slopes a plateau of fertile volcanic soils.
Costa Rica has a length of 212 km of Caribbean coast, with the presence of mangroves, beaches of sand and swamps. The Pacific coast with large rock formations, has various gulfs and peninsulas and reaches an area of 1.016 km.
De fauna and Flora exuberant. In Costa Rica there are more than 850 species of birds, among which the quetzal, macaw, toucan and Hummingbird head indigo. The tropical forests and the extensive beaches they are the habitat a varied fauna. Four kinds of sloth monkeys, olive ridley and leatherback turtles, exotic frogs, armadillos, jaguars and tapirs. Tapirs, ocelonts, pumas, limpets, reptiles, amphibians and more than 1600 species of fresh and salt water make up the Costa Rican fauna.
In the area of the Osa peninsula you can see whales. Those who visit these waters are the humpback and pilot whales. More than 2000 species of butterflies by day and 4500 at night flutter across the country.
En Costa Rica there is a large reserve of ebony and cedar. An immense amount of trees mahogany and raft, cypresses, oaks, ferns, guácimos, palms and ceibas. Orchids abound like nowhere else in the world, there are many bromeliads, Chinese, sunflowers and summer.
El climate in Costa Rica is tropical with wet and dry season. The wet season runs from April to December and the dry season the remaining months. Temperatures are around 14-22ºC, although there are different temperatures in some specific points of the place such as San Jose, a place that its inhabitants call spring weather eternal because it has an average temperature of 20 ºC. More warm It is the coastline that has an average temperature of 26 ºC. The sun rises before 5 am and sets after 6 pm. So if you plan to travel to Costa Rica, take a good sunscreen to avoid problems with prolonged sun exposure.