Costa Rica is an exciting place to visit. There are many unique opportunities for the potential visitor. There is adventure, ecological,
and educational opportunities. Some of the many activities available are birdwatching, hiking in the rainforests, exploring the volcanoes,
and white-water rafting. There are also numerous Spanish language schools available. Just outside of San José is the Central Valley
Spanish School which is in Central Valley just outside of downtown San José. You can combine vacation with learning a language.
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Things to do while in Costa Rica
Bird-Watching
Rainforest
Wildlife
Opportunity to make money
Central Valley Spanish School is looking for sales
representatives from around the world. We need
representatives to promote our school. Have fun
and make extra money in your spare time!!!!!!!
representatives from around the world. We need
representatives to promote our school. Have fun
and make extra money in your spare time!!!!!!!
Central Valley Spanish School, S.A., Apartado 6002-100 San José, Costa Rica
Telephone in Costa Rica: (506) 8363-7331 Telephone in U.S.A. (786) 629-9878
Telephone in Costa Rica: (506) 8363-7331 Telephone in U.S.A. (786) 629-9878
The lowland rainforests of Costa Rica are complex biological communities. A typical hectare (2˝ acres) of Costa Rica rainforest might
be home to nearly 100 species of trees. In addition to trees, you will see epiphytes and giant rainforest versions of orchids,
as well as sloths, monkeys, numerous birds, and more. Good places for hiking are Braulio Carrillo National Park, near
San José, which contains both rainforest and cloud forest, and the hot and humid rainforest in La Selva Biological Station.
On the Pacific coast Corcavado National Park and Marenco Wildlife Refuge have trails in the rainforest where you are able to go hiking for
hours. Monteverde’s private reserve is a good place to go hiking through cool and misty cloud forests. Manuel Antonio
National Park can reveal squirrel monkeys, white-faced capuchin monkeys, howler monkeys, and sloths while hiking in theirrainforest.
Costa Rica covers less than .03% of the earth's surface but contains almost 4% of the planet's animal species. Costa Rica has
4 species of monkeys, 6 types of wild cats, and 876 species of birds, which is more than are found in the United States and Canada
combined. This abundance of wildlife is due in part to Costa Rica's geographical position on a land bridge connecting North
America and South America. There are more than 2,000 species of butterflies in Costa Rica, including the huge and incandescent
blue morpho butterfly. Five of the world's seven species of sea turtles nest in Costa Rica, including the green sea turtle,
giant leatherback turtle, loggerhead turtle, olive ridley turtle, and hawksbill turtle. More than 30 of the world's 80 species
of dolphins, whales, and porpoises inhabit the Costa Rica waters, and tour companies in Quepos and near the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife
Refuge lead dolphin and whale watching excursions.
Many of Costa Rica's birds are named after there homes: for example the wild turkey (Highland Tinamou), the melodious Riverside
Wren, or the Volcano Hummingbird. You may be surprised to encounter a Canadian Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, or Kentucky Warbler
- some of the 200 North American bird species found in Costa Rica. Some of these bird species stay year-round, and others come
and go during winter migration. Costa Rica also has the requisite tropical birds, including 6 kinds of toucans, 16 parrots,
and parakeets, and more than 50 hummingbirds. Other tropical birds, such as ant birds, are well represented. The birds ofCosta Rica represent close to 10 percent of the total bird species of the world. Costa Rica is a bird-watchers paradise.
