{"id":27133,"date":"2021-09-01T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/?p=27133"},"modified":"2021-08-31T05:16:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T09:16:16","slug":"ballena-marine-national-park-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/costa-rica\/ballena-marine-national-park-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"All about Marino Ballena National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Costa Rica is “the green country” and of pure life. You still have time to discover every little corner of this natural wonder, and you can start by visiting the Ballena Marine National Park in Costa Rica<\/b>. <\/p>\n

History of Marino Ballena National Park<\/h2>\n

On June 9, 1992, the first marine park in Costa Rica and all of Central America was created. So you can already imagine the jewels of flora and fauna of the place. In addition, it is in the top 10 of the best places for whale watching, according to National Geographic. <\/p>\n

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The idea to create and protect this park came from a group of neighbors and small fishermen from Whale Bay and Pi\u00f1uelas. They saw the massive and damaging activity that the big fishing companies were doing with the area and wanted to solve it.<\/p>\n

Activities in the National Park<\/h2>\n

You can enjoy this unique place in different ways go whale watching, and thus enjoy the protagonist, the humpback whale. Or you can also do water activities such as scuba diving or snorkeling. <\/p>\n

However, not everything is water activities, you can stroll along its beautiful coastline, sunbathing, hiking through its tropical forest and why not enjoy the typical food of Costa Rica?<\/p>\n

If you are going on a trip to Costa Rica<\/a>, we recommend you stop by this place.<\/p>\n

Marino Ballena National Park: flora and fauna<\/h2>\n

The fauna and flora of this protected area is amazing. All this is possible thanks to its humid climate. <\/p>\n

Specially noteworthy are the species of whales and dolphins such as the humpback whale, the spotted dolphin and the bottlenose dolphin. But there are many more beautiful marine animals such as manta rays, hammerhead sharks, parrotfish and macarel. <\/p>\n

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Photo by: Marilia Olio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also, here nests the white ibis and other birds such as the sea scissor-billed and the red-breasted booby. Not to be forgotten are the 17 different species of corals in its waters. <\/p>\n

As for the flora, in the tropical rainforest you can find ojoche, cedro mar\u00eda, chicozapote and lagartillo trees. Come on, for sure if you do some hiking route and go through this spectacular forest, you will discover all its mysteries. <\/p>\n

Dimensions and location of the park<\/h2>\n

The dimensions of the park are enormous, with a coastline 15km long. It can be said that the Morete River and Punta Pi\u00f1uela delimit this coastal area. All this area is divided into 4 sectors or official access routes: Uvita, Colonia, Ballena and Pi\u00f1uela. You can access them by the interamerican highway south<\/p>\n

In other words, the Ballena Marine National Park is located near San Isidoro de EL General, in the southwest of the country<\/p>\n