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See a Sloth

Visit a Rainforest and Search for Two and Three-Toed Sloths.

Sloth Spotting in Costa Rica: A Most Iconic Sight

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Ready to See a Sloth? Everyone who visits Costa Rica wants to see one. But where and when? Take a tour and enjoy a day surrounded by nature while getting to know a very charismatic creature. There are sloth sanctuaries in various parts of Costa Rica, such as Arenal, Manuel Antonio, and Puerto Viejo. Plenty of national parks and nature reserves are also homes to sloths. Manuel Antonio National Park is particularly famous as a sloth hot spot.  Learn about Costa Rica’s most talked-about animal, the sloth, and discover everything there is about them.

Highlights

checkmark Two species of sloth. Costa Rica has two species of sloth: the two-toed, known for the black spots in its eyes, and the three-toed, which has an adorable pink snout.
checkmark An iconic experience. Sloths can be found curled in a ball while sleeping or hanging from branches. If you’re lucky, you can catch them in action! Try to find as many as you can. Count those toes!
checkmark Proximity to nature. Both species live within tropical forests bursting with flora and fauna. There’s a lot to see and learn about!
checkmark Across Costa Rica. Sloths live all around Costa Rica: from the Pacific to the Caribbean, from the beach to the cloud forests. Wherever you go, there might be a sloth.

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