Bahia Ballena
Bahia Ballena is a tiny town on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is situated southwards within the district of Osa called Costa Ballena. It is usually considered as a…
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Blue-Spotted Jack
The blue-spotted jack found in the waters of the Pacific Ocean belongs to the fish family Caringdae. They are considered to be of moderately large sized marine fish in…
Gulf of Nicoya
The Golf of Nicoya is a large bay on the eastern side of the Nicoya Peninsula. It cleaves the peninsula from Costa Rica’s mainland. The gulf has shallow, but rich water…
Gulf of Papagayo
The “Golfo de Papagayo” as it’s known in Spanish, is a large lagoon off the northwestern Guanacaste coast in Costa Rica. The remote gulf is an oasis of sublime beauty…
The Spadefish
Spadefish belong to the fish family Ephippidae, and are called “Chaetodipterus faber” scientifically speaking. Costa Rica and the Pacific Ocean are rife with these…
Green Sea Turtles
The green sea turtle, also known as Chelonia mydas, belongs to a family of large sea turtles, Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the Chelonia genus. They are…
Leatherback Sea Turtles
Leatherback sea turtles are found in high numbers along the eastern Pacific which includes the beautiful, tropical Central American country, Costa Rica.The leatherback…
Olive Ridley Sea Turtles
The olive ridley sea turtle, also called as Lepidochelys olivacea or Pacific ridley, is a type of small sea turtle. The carapace of an adult olive ridley has a length of…
Grunt Fish
Grunts in the Pacific Ocean belong to a huge family that has hundreds of different sub types. Their name is no coincidence, and comes from the pig-like grunting sounds…
Snappers in Costa Rica
Snappers in the marine belong to the fish family named “Lutjanidae”, also called “perciform fish” meaning the largest order of bony fish or fish with vertebrates. The…