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GANDOCA AND MANZANILLO WILD LIFE REFUGE
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In the very southeast corner of the country, bordering the Sixaola River and the
frontier with Panamá, the little-visited but fascinating Wild Life Refuge
incorporates the small hamlets of Gandoca and Manzanillo and covers fifty square
kilometers of land and a similar area of sea. The refuge was established to protect
some of Costa Rica´s last few coral reefs, of which Punta Uva is the most
accesible, with some great snorkelling. There is also a protected turtle-nesting
beach south of the village of Manzanillo, and tracts of mangrove forests. This
reserve is mostly a secondary forest and it extends almost to the border of Panama.
It is an interesting drive from Puerto Viejo to Gandoca and at the end there are
beautiful beaches and a bar / restaurant called Maxi that has good food. A boat
tour to the hidden lagoon is recommended.
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