Located in Costa Rica’s North Atlantic region, Sarapiqui offers an incredible biodiversity to thousands of local and foreign tourists each year.  At least 5,000 tourists visit Sarapiqui each month to engage in a variety of adventure and nature activities.

One of the places in Sarapaqui that offers visitors an opportunity to observe the thousands of species in the area in one place is La Selva Biological Reserve.  A playground for the world’s top biologists, La Selva gladly receives visitors who would like to learn more about the local biodiversity.

La Selva, which translates to “The Jungle”, is bordered on its south region by the Braulio Carillo National Park that consists of 46,000 hectares of forest under the country’s conservation law.  La Selva covers 1,600 acres of rainforest that joins with the surrounding Braulio Carillo National Park allowing the development of 4 major tropical life zones.

La Selva has over 5,000 species of flora and an almost equal amount of wildlife.  Reserve representatives and scientists have reported a variety of predators that include jaguars, pumas and the venomous bushmaster.  At least 400 species of resident as well as migratory birds have been spotted at La Selva Biological Reserve representing almost half of the country’s total amount of bird species.

An impressive 50 kilometers of trails allow visitors to access a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic habitats as well thanks to the reserve’s location between the joining of two major rivers at these Caribbean lowlands.  Visitors will find that the entire property has been thoroughly surveyed and that a total of 3,000 posts have been placed to mark the 50 x 100 meter grids allowing for tranquility when exploring the reserve.

For a chance to thoroughly explore La Selva Biological Reserve, the station can sleep up to 80 people for an extended stay.

At La Quinta a Top notch hotel with great rooms, great service. When we stayed there was quite empty, so hard to say if would be as good when full, but I expect it would.

Very peaceful and sensible (no swim up bar - thank god).

Resort is a little isolated, so hard to see spending a week or more there, but on-site activities would easily fill 3-4 days (we unfortunately only had 1 night, but did get to explore a fair bit). Free WiFi internet in lounge area.

Also the bridge on the lake is quite an adventure, our stay was very enjoyable

We returned a few weeks ago from a wonderful visit to Costa Rica and had the privilege of staying at the Quinta Country Inn. Having our own B&B in Dundee Oregon our expectations were high and our level of critique would be high and what we found was a completely delightful property. Beatriz and Leo our hosts and their staff were warm and welcoming and their attention to detail was phenomenal. We felt nurtured and safe with all the amenities one could possibly want. From the intimate breakfast s to a great happy hour, pool and gardens to the most delightful hammock to read a book in.
The location also could not have been any more convenient at Sarapiqui.

Ask if we would return-Yes we would and intend to later this year.
As Innkeepers ourselves and never having written a review we overwhelmingly recommend the Quinta Country Inn
“Thanks for a great visit and we can see how you are #1″

My wife and I just spent a few days at La Quinta. We found the facility and the staff to be warm and accommodating. Almost everybody spoke English. The meals are buffet style so you can choose from a wide variety. The grounds are well tended top and include a butterfly garden, ponds, trails and a few lovely spots to sit and watch birds, read, chat or daydream.
This was one of four places we stayed at and found it to be the most enjoyable.

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