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| CARIBBEAN
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| GANDOCA
AND MANZANILLO WILD LIFE REFUGE |
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In the very southeast corner of the country, bordering the
Sixaola River and the frontier with Panamá, the little-visited but fascinating
Wild Life Refuge incorporates the small hamlets of Gandoca and Manzanillo and
covers fifty square kilometers of land and a similar area of sea. The refuge
was established to protect some of Costa Rica´s last few coral reefs,
of which Punta Uva is the most accesible, with some great snorkelling. There
is also a protected turtle-nesting beach south of the village of Manzanillo,
and tracts of mangrove forests. This reserve is mostly a secondary forest and
it extends almost to the border of Panama. It is an interesting drive from Puerto
Viejo to Gandoca and at the end there are beautiful beaches and a bar / restaurant
called Maxi that has good food. A boat tour to the hidden lagoon is recommended.
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