What you are missing on the way to Jaco
Jaco's vibrant nightlife and sandy beaches attract visitors from around the world. Travelers and locals alike escape San Jose on coastal highway (Route 34) to crowd Jaco's beaches and bars. But while everyone's looking for the coastline, they'll drive over the famous Tarcoles River and its 2,000 crocodiles; the Carara National Park and its scarlet macaws and the Pura Vida Gardens and its Pacific coastline views.
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Carara National Park
Flocks of scarlet macaws swarm the palm trees in search of fruit inside Carara National Park; a crucial sanctuary for wildlife in the increasingly developed area around Jaco. The 13,000-acre park encompasses a ...
ContinuePura Vida Gardens & Waterfalls
Bright yellow, red and purple flowers dance in the breeze high in the mountains of Pura Vida Gardens. Nearly 400 species of endemic and exotic plants line the walkways leading guests over ridges and in shallow valleys ...
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Jaco
Jaco's dark chocolate sands, lively surf and sunshine fill the days, but it's the bars, restaurants and nightclubs that keep the candle burning long a....