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The Golfo Dulce is one of only four tropical fjords in the world, and is by far the deepest and largest. Golfo Dulce creates ideal conditions for an incredible array of species, from coral reefs in its warm shallows to whales at its depths, which reach about 700 feet. Dolphins reside here year-round, and from January to April and August to September, migrating whales from the north and from the south meet in the Golfo Dulce to breed and give birth in the calm waters. Many other beloved species call these waters home, including manta rays, sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, and flying fish. 

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These are the very same waters that you can walk into in the mornings after waking up in your cozy Pandorita bed. There is nothing like being embraced by this vibrant life force first thing in the morning after a ceremony, which is also the time that you can often see dolphins swimming near our shores!

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The Osa Conservation Area (ACOSA) is an administrative conservation area in Costa Rica that includes two national parks--Corcovado and Piedras Blancas--and eleven wildlife refuges and reserves. ACOSA embraces 13 major ecosystems, including mangroves, beaches, and primary forest. Over half of Costa Rica's biodiversity lives here, and if that doesn't impress you, consider the fact that about 2.5% of the entire planet's biodiversity lives here, even though the ACOSA only takes up 0.00000085% of the earth's total surface area. That's a whole lot of species in one place! In fact, there are 117 species of reptiles and amphibians, 365 species of birds, more than 120 species of mammals, and over 700 species of trees. This includes many endangered species, such as jaguars, scarlet macaws, and humpback whales. 

 

Pandorita is located right in the heart of this wonder, on the shores where the Piedras Blancas National Park meets the waters of the Golfo Dulce. 

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Piedras Blancas National Park is comprised of 34,642 acres of pristine primary rainforest, and she just so happens to be our backyard. She is home to an incredible array of animals - there's a reason that two of our hiking trails are named the Jaguar Trail and the Puma Trail! In fact, all five species of Costa Rican big cat live in Piedras Blancas: the ocelot, margay, jaguarundi, puma, and jaguar. 

 

Overhead fly the beautiful scarlet macaw (guacamayo) and the endearing toucan as howler monkeys sound their call almost every day at Pandorita. Deeper in the National Park lie rugged mountains, a gorgeous variety of trees, and glorious waterfalls fed by the more than 200 inches of rain the park receives annually. She is also home to kinajous, coatis, spider monkeys, sloths, anteaters, and some very big frogs, which you will see pop up around Pandorita at night and hear throughout the day.

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Piedras Blancas sings an incredible song, and we are so lucky to have her at our back.