Costa Rica Northern Caribbean Coast

Extending from Moin, north of Limon, to the mouth of the Rio San Juan on the Nicaraguan border, the North Caribbean zone is a land of lush lowlands, banana plantations and open coastline with extensive beaches, dark sand and strong surf.

This province’s geographic and climatic characteristics provide for extraordinary scenic and biological wealth. In addition to its coastal riches, the region offers alluvial plains, marshlands, rivers, waterfalls, lagoons, canals, verdant forests, hills, mountains, valleys and more, all sheltering thousands of plants and animals belonging to various life zones unique to the Caribbean.

Over the years, these marvelous natural resources have been protected by means of a comprehensive system of conservation areas comprising several types of management systems: national parks, wildlife refuges, biological and forest preserves and protected areas. As an important part of this region’s natural and cultural wealth, numerous indigenous inhabitants live in remote reserves and jungle clearings, thereby preserving their traditional ways of life.