World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica

Cocos Island lies off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and is the only island in the tropical eastern Pacific with a tropical rainforest. Surrounded by deep waters with counter-currents, Cocos Island National Park is admired by scuba divers for its populations of large marine species.

La Amistad International Park is a Transboundary Protected Area that extends along the border between Costa Rica and Panama, which, along with the surrounding Biosphere Reserves, preserves a significant tract of tropical forest known for its extraordinary biodiversity and endemism.

Los Katíos National Park, located in northwest Colombia, has great biological wealth and holds a privileged role in the South American continent's biogeographical history. An exceptional biological diversity is found in the park, home to many threatened animal species and endemic plants.

The stone spheres of the Diquís are an assortment of over three hundred petrospheres located on the Diquís Delta and Isla del Caño in Costa Rica. The spheres, located in four archaeological sites, comprise a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are a popular tourist destination.

Located in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, the Guanacaste Conservation Area (Área de Conservación Guanacaste—ACG) is a shining example of the country's unwavering commitment to environmental preservation. This protected area network is a true ecological masterpiece, comprising a mosaic of diverse ecosystems spanning the Pacific Ocean to the lowlands of the Caribbean basin.