Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve (CAR) is located at the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula. As oldest national reserve of Costa Rica, you have a long and impressive history of conservation.
The book - which was established in 1963 by two Swedish immigrants - is the result of landowners and conservationists meet to protect their local environment overdevelopment. In doing so, the founders of Cabo Blanco set the starting point that would ignite the rest of the country in a movement towards greater environmental protection and the promotion of ecotourism.
In 2,896 acres (1,172 hectares), Cabo Blanco covers a variety of ecosystems and helps protect a rich diversity of plant and animal species. It has spread to the tropical rainforest, of which 15% is primary. 150 varieties of trees dominate the landscape, including both evergreen and deciduous species. It can be seen walking a trail along 3 miles (4.5 km) Swedish Trail, lancewood, and cedar trees bastarda trumpet, and anteaters, sloths, and three types of howler monkeys (Congo, spider and capuchin) .
The trail runs north to south along the Entire reserve and leads to a secluded white sand beach.