Pacas

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Address: Del Parque de Guardia 400 metros al Noreste, Liberia, Guanacaste, 00000, CR
Telephone: +1-800-900-5406
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What is brown and white, can emit sounds that rival a howler monkey, and resembles a huge guinea pig? The spotted or lowland paca – the largest rodent in Central and South America. Known as tepezcuintle in Costa Rica, these so-called jungle rats are nocturnal, and common throughout the country.