THE CABO BLANCO ABSOLUTE NATURE RESERVE is a short distance away from the hotel. The amazing National Park, is the very first in Costa Rica. In its incredible forest you'll experience the wildlife that makes Costa Rica world famous. The Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve was the first National Park to be established in Costa Rica in 1963, thanks to the dedication of a Swedish couple Karen Morgensen , and Olof Wessberg. Now 1250 hectares of forest and many kilometers of dramatic coastline are home to hundreds of animal and plant species. The woods are predominated by evergreen species. Some of the most common trees are lancewood, bastard cedar, wild plum, gumbo-limbo, trumpet tree, dogwood, frangipani, and the spiny cedar. One spiny cedar is a veritable natural monument growing beside the trail to Maven Peak -it towers 50 meters and measures 3 meters in diameter at chest height. Among the 119 types of trees in this reserve, the dominant species in the primary forest are spiny cedar, chicle, and espave. The white-tailed deer, howler, spider and white-faced monkeys, porcupines, agoutis, pacas kinkajous, coyotes, long-nosed armadillos, and margay cats are also found here. Terrestrial birds include the long-tailed manakin, magpie jay, cattle egret, crested caracara, elegant tragon, white-bellied chachalaca, ringed kingfisher, sulphur-winged parakeet, and turkey vulture. Marine birds are very numerous, particularly brown pelicans, magnificent frigatebirds, laughing gulls, common terns, and brown boobies. In the sea, large populations of fish, crabs, chitons, lobster, shrimp, giant chanches, and clams are present, while many other species inhabit the intertidal zone and neighboring shores.
ON THE BACK OF A HORSE OR ON A QUADor a 4 x 4 we help you explore. We have developed day and half day adventure tours to some of the most interesting and memorable areas of the region. All our guests are welcome to participate! Mal Pais is the gateway to this wonderful reserve, this small community borders the principal entrance to the park and offers a wealth of natural sites to discover. Nestled along the jungle-fringed coast with a backdrop of mountains, LDV is great base for hiking, beachcombing and bird watching and all those nature lovers looking for a place off the beaten track.