Costa Rica and the Osa Peninsula 

Costa Rica itself is a hotspot of biological diversity, as innumerable species poured into the land bridge created when the two American hemispheres joined together. When the Osa Peninsula joined the mix nearly 2 million years ago, the area became a tropical landscape of unprecedented richness. It is located in the South East corner of Costa Rica, at the Pacific coast. Explore the vast primary rainforest that shelters the largest remaining population of jaguars and tapirs, surf the cerulean waves along the peninsula’s southern point and kayak through its enormous expanse of mangroves. Covering an area of just 700 square miles on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, the Osa’s geological history makes it home to a nearly unparalleled amount of biodiversity. The Osa Peninsula harbors 2.5% of the biodiversity of the entire planet in less than a thousandth of a percent (0,001%) of the planets’ surface, making it the most biodiverse place on earth according to National Geographic.