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Monteverde's misty cloud forest, Manuel Antonio's wildlife-packed beaches — the destinations that pack more biodiversity per square mile than almost anywhere else in the Americas
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Costa Rica packs more biodiversity, wildlife, and landscape variety into a small country than almost anywhere else in the Americas, and the country's specific regional split matters for trip planning: the Pacific coast's dry season runs December through April, while the Caribbean side follows a different pattern entirely, with October actually functioning as its own summer-like dry stretch.
This list covers the destinations that anchor a well-planned 2026 Costa Rica itinerary, prioritizing the mix of volcano, cloud forest, and coastal wildlife access that defines the country's appeal.
