Water spills over the 60 foot Nauyaca falls outside Dominical on August 9, 2013. Horseback tours to the waterfalls include breakfast, lunch and cliff diving off the falls.
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If working is trading time for money, then vacation is trading money for experience; and Dominical is full of experiences. Dominical is the best type of tourism destination, still in that raw phase, the industry has grown out of respect for nature. In just a few weeks I've touched the soft pads  of a capuchin monkey's feet, tasted the brine of the pacific while snorkeling off the coast of Cano island, jumped off waterfalls, swung from rope swings, kayaked through oncoming waves and surfed three different beaches; each with different swells, breaks and periods.

Water spills over the 60 foot Nauyaca falls outside Dominical on August 9, 2013. Horseback tours to the waterfalls include breakfast, lunch and cliff diving off the falls.
Caño Island August 19, 2013. Cano Island is the most popular snorkeling destination off Costa Rica's southern Pacific coast.
A volunteer at Hacienda Baru stands on the roots of an enormous kapok tree on August 21, 2013. Researches from Hacienda Baru estimate this tree to be around 500 years old.
The view from Amancio rock at Dominicalito Beach as the tide comes in on August 14, 2013.
Whale Island on August 22, 2013. One of two islands off the coast of Ballena National Marine Park, Whale Island is a rocky island home to frigate birds and brown boobies.
A snorkel instructor helps carry diving tanks to the boat for a snorkel diving tour at Cano Island on August 19,, 2013.
A humpback whale breaches the surface for air off the coast of Ballena National Marine Park on August 22, 2013.
A surf lesson at Dominicalito Beach on August 17, 2013. Dominicalito is a good beach for intermediate surfers looking for smaller sets than those in Dominical.
Driftwood washed up on the shore of Dominical Beach on August 18, 2013.
Looking down from the top of a camaron tree on the Hacienda Baru tree climb tour on August 20, 2013.
A black and green poison dart frog sits on a leaf at the Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge on August 21, 2013.
The trunk of a spiky cedar tree on August 20, 2013.
A three toed sloth reclining in a cecropia tree on August 20, 2013.
A scarlet macaw eats a snack at the Jimenez's home on the Nauyaca Waterfalls horseback tour on August 9, 2013.
Gnarled driftwood sunk into the soft sand of Pinuelas Beach on August 24, 2013.
A visitor rides a zip line on the Superman de Osa tour on August 13, 20013.
A capuchin monkey gnaws on a piece of mango while at the Osa Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary on August 13, 2013.
The sunset off the coast of Dominicalito outside Costa Paraiso Hotel on August 14, 2013.
A snorkeler holds a star fish at the Whale's Tail in Ballena National Marine Park on August 23, 2013.

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