Cahuita National Park

The Cahuita National Park has 1.067,9 hectares of continental area, 600 hectares of coral reefs and 22.400 hectares of marine area. It protects one of the most important reefs of the country and the most developed reef of the Caribbean coast. Within the Park, there are also important sections of wetland and swamps, mostly dominated by the "Yolillo" palm and the "sangrillo" tree. The golden-sand beaches that border the coastal area of the Park are extraordinarily beautiful.

Cahuita's first settlers were fishermen from the Caribbean islands. They owned the land of what today is the National Park.

At the coral reefs you can find 35 species of coral, being the most common ones: Agaricia agaricites, Siderastrea rodians and Porites porites. More than 300 species of mollusks, lobsters, three species of turtles and thousands of colorful fish such as:

• The French angel
• Isabelita
• Queen Angel fish

When you make tour reservations or arrangements thru the Tree House Lodge, you contribute with the Green Iguana Foundation, dedicated to the preservation of the Green Iguana, an specie in danger of extinction. And you get a free Iguana Conservation Tour, given every week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Click here to learn more about this program >

 

 

 

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• Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refugee
• Iguana Verde Foundation
• Puerto Viejo Town
• Restaurants
• Waldorf School
• Surfing
• White Water Rafting
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Facts

The Word Cahuita comes from the words "Kawe" that means "sangrillo" and "ta" which means "point": sangrillo point. Around this same "sangrillo" tree we built our Tree House.

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