Where can you see the Cocos Booby?
Some of the best places to see the Cocos Booby in the wild include Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica), El Vizcaíno (Mexico) and Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica) — among 9 wildlife hotspots across Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Colombia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Coiba National Park
Montijo, Panama
+104 birds+7 mammals
Where the Pacific swallows a crown of emerald islands and pristine jungle canopy, one of Central America’s most biodiverse sanctuaries […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCorcovado National Park
Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica
+132 birds+30 mammals
Rain hammers the canopy as moisture-laden clouds collide with the Osa Peninsula’s mountainous spine, birthing one of the planet’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEl Vizcaíno
Laguna San Ignacio, Mexico
+101 birds+15 mammals
Where the Baja California peninsula thins into a tapestry of salt lagoons and coastal desert, one of Mexico’s most biodiverse […]
VIEW BIOSPHERE RESERVEManuel Antonio National Park
Quepos, Costa Rica
+125 birds+30 mammals
White sand beaches curve between steep jungle walls where the Pacific laps against Costa Rica’s most biodiverse coastal sanctuary. Rainforest […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMarino Golfo de Chiriquí National Park
Boca Chica, Panama
+94 birds+8 mammals
Where mangrove-fringed islands emerge from turquoise shallows and volcanic peaks anchor the horizon, Panama’s Gulf of Chiriquí reveals one of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Utría National Park
Alto Baudó (Pie de Pató), Colombia
+144 birds+15 mammals
Where the Chocó rainforest plunges headlong into the Pacific, a pristine coastal wilderness unfolds across 1,287 square kilometers of Colombia’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKParque Nacional Isla Isabel
Santiago Ixcuintla, Mexico
+49 birds+4 mammals
Where the Pacific swells meet volcanic stone, three dormant cinder cones rise from the Sea of Cortez like sentinels guarding […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPiedras Blancas National Park
Golfito, Costa Rica
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where misty lowland rainforest plunges toward the Pacific through a labyrinth of river valleys, one of Costa Rica’s most pristine […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSanta Rosa National Park
Santa Elena, Costa Rica
+129 birds+30 mammals
Dawn breaks over a mosaic of dry forest and humid woodland where Costa Rica’s northwestern peninsula juts into the Pacific. […]
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