Refugio de Vida Silvestre Curú

The Curu wildlife refuge is located on the Nicoya Peninsula, just 5 km from Paquera. This reserve is home to a great diversity of life forms, both terrestrial and marine. Existing habitats include dry forest, swamps and rain forest near the beach. There are many exotic tropical trees, all with name cards. Birds are also an important part of the eco system and you can find species such as hawks and eagles commonly. Aquatic life includes hermit crabs, which are very numerous, oysters, lobsters and other crustaceans.
Curú also offers various trails where you will have the opportunity to see these different types of flora and fauna with Guides to explain the various items. You may also rent horses for about two hours to visit Quesera beach, white sand and unspoiled.

Reserva Biologica Cabo Blanco

This park is the first national park of Costa Rica and it is located in the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula.
It is a refuge for species of flora and fauna of the Pacific and for many marine species. It is of great importance to the ecology of Costa Rica.
Cabo Blanco is a living tropical rainforest. Predominate species of evergreen trees mix with deciduous species.
This wilderness area has reported 119 species of trees.
The fauna in the reserve include several species of mammals such as deer, monkeys,  the porcupine, the guatusa the tepescuinte the hammer, the coyote, armadillo or Cusuco and ocelot or Caucel.
It is also famous for being the location for being prominently mentioned in the book ‘Jurassic Park’

Parque Nacional Isla San Lucas

In the Gulf of Nicoya, in the Pacific, San Lucas is an island that, for more than a century, was a prison. This enclave of 500 acres was opened in 1873 and was closed in 1991.
Criminals here were considered the most violent of Costa Rica and San Lucas earned a reputation as one of the most horrible and miserable prisons of the world. At present the facilities are almost in ruins, overrun by vegetation, but even so the place does not lose its interest and mystery. Many roads have disappeared and now the island is reborn, not as a prison, but as a forest area.
It is one of only two islands in the Gulf of Nicoya which has natural fresh water, and that has promoted the biodiversity that we enjoy today. There are several troops of howler monkeys as well as deer, raccoons, anteaters and other mammals. There are numerous amounts of bats, at least eight different species, many of whom live in the former premises of the jail or near them. Now you can visit the island and witness the great beauty and the sadness in it

Reserva Biologica Isla Guayabo

This island is located in the Gulf of Nicoya 8 km north of Paquera; to reach this island can take a boat out of Paquera and be there in 10 minutes.
In the journey by ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera you will have the opportunity to see this beautiful biological reserve.
Guayabo Island is more than 50 meters high and has little vegetation, but is one of the largest nesting sites for brown pelican is the place of transit for the peregrine falcon.

Asoprolapa

This is an association that is located in the town of Tambor just a few minutes Paquera.
Started in 1996, this association's mission is to ensure the survival of the Red Macaw (Ara Macao) through a program of controlled breeding in captivity and then release into the wild.
The goal of this association is to release 200 birds. With the help of this association in the future, these birds are again an integral part of the Peninsula of Nicoya.