Sloths Paradise, Costa Rica

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Sloths Paradise
June 21, 2025 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
In the department of Limon, located on the Caribbean Sea, we found a fantastic place with extraordinary people. This place is not on the list of the big tour operators or in Lonely Planet, because then it would probably collapse due to mass tourism... It is a private natural park with a house, a large terrace that also serves as a bird observatory and a parking space that can accommodate three campers. It is a fantastic location, which certainly earns a place in the top 10 locations that we liked most so far along the entire length that weˋve traveled... In the private rainforest, large enough to get lost, you can walk as much as you want. The garden of the house has a lot of flowers, fruits, avocados, a beehive and many fruit trees. Since many of the trees here are the favorite food source of sloths, these slow and fascinating animals can be frequently seen around. Additionally, in the garden with tropical plants and ponds we saw and photographed numerous species of tropical frogs. The photos & videos speak for themselves!Read more
Florin Paun I will always say it, it is not the animals you saw and the places you visited that make the experience memorable, but first of all meeting and interacting with special people. The so-called "hospitality industry" is (almost) always just a business without hospitality, an industry designed to make money off stupid consumers. Luis and Jose, without charging us an extra fee, offered us coffee, fried bananas and homemade cakes daily. Free! Expect this in a European or American hotel...
6/22/25Reply
Florin Paun For a modest price (20 USD / Person, obviously much cheaper than the price charged in places where the "sheep-type" tourist rushes to make reservations for so-called "activities") Jose offers 2.5 hour tours in his own forest. The tour was excellent, not only what he could show you was interesting, but also the explanations about the plants and animals.
6/23/25Reply
Florin Paun Before the Corona epidemic, Jose worked as a driver for a tour operator. During the epidemic, losing his job, he decided to transform his forested property into a fantastic natural park where sloths can roam freely, where you can see many species of birds as well as the famous beautifully colored Central American frogs. Indeed, he succeeded!
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