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South Costa Rica is likely the greenest part of the country, and offers a number of national parks.

[edit] Regions

• Osa Peninsula

[edit] Cities

• Puntarenas (city)
• Playa Hermosa (Nicoya)
• Playa Santa Teresa
• Mal Pais
• Montezuma
• Playa Jaco
• Playa Hermosa (Puntarenas)
• Manuel Antonio
• Dominical
• Playa Hermosa (Osa)
• Drake Bay
• Golfito
• Pérez Zeledon
• Puerto Jimenez
• Sabalito
• San Vito
• Uvita
• Carate

[edit] Other destinations

• Chirripo National Park
• Corcovado National Park

[edit] Understand

Due to land concentration and extensive monoculture of especially Pineapple plantations this region is one of the poorest of Costa Rica.

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The "Costanera Sur" (Southern Costa Road) between Dominical and Quepos is not in good conditions and most of the visitors comming from Central Valley come via the Panamerican Highway. On the main roads between Perez Zeledon and Paso Canoas TRACOPA runs several busses which conect as well to San José and the Central Valley.

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Visit the Longo Mai Community 30 km south of Pérez Zeledon. The Finca Sonador is a refugee proyect founded in 1979. Nowadays 400 families live in the community, growing mainly coffee and sugar cane besides the food they consume on their own. Tourism is still a by income here and money goes straight into the families you stay with. Info

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