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"Costa Rica's motto is Pura Vida -- Pure Life -- and this deceptively small country is bursting with some of the most spectacular wildlife and pristine ecosystems in the world. All this diversity thrives, in part, thanks to one surprising little creature: hummingbirds. Venture across Costa Rica's wild and rugged landscapes, from volcanic peaks to coastal jungle to misty cloud forests and discover the nation's dazzling diversity of hummingbirds. Watch...
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Costa Rica is the world's Poster Child when it comes to ecotourism. Although relatively small inland surface, less than 1% of the entire planet, and over 5% of global biodiversity can be found here. Remarkably, a quarter of its area is made up of protected land with dozens of National Parks, Public and Private Wildlife Refuges, and Reserves. There are more than 500,000 animal and plant species in Costa Rica making the nation one of the 20 most biodiverse...
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Andes, the dragon's back: With glaciers, volcanoes, snow-capped peaks, enormous deserts, tropical rainforests, caustic salt pans, and cloud forests, the Andes are an extraordinary world of diverse terrains, extreme temperatures, and a staggering array of wildlife. Five thousand miles long and extending over seven countries, this high mountain range boasts some of the highest, saltiest, wettest and driest terrains on the planet.
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