COSTA RICA BUTTERFLY FARMS

Though this country takes up only 1/10,000 of the earth's surface, nearly one of every 20 butterfly species is found here including the Calico Butterfly, the only butterfly in the world that makes a sound!
Here are a few gardens to visit on your Costa Rica vacation.

The Butterfly Farm San Jose

Just a few minutes from San Jose, you'll find the map to get to The Butterfly Farm here, click

La Paz Waterfall Garden Poas Volcano

You'll also find many other attractions nearby, including La Paz Waterfall Gardens, home to the largest waterfall in the country, lush botanical gardens, a hummingbird observatory, and the lovely new Butterfly Observatory.

Just a few miles from San Jose International, you'll find the Gardens and Poas Volcano, one of Costa Rica's Seven Wonders, click

Monteverde Butterfly Garden

There are a number of different Costa Rica attractions here, including the Monteverde Butterfly Garden, offering a biodiversity center, medicinal plant garden, a live leaf cutter ant colony, and four climate-controlled farms for butterflies--each representing a different Costa Rica habitat.

50 different butterflies are raised from egg to adulthood here including the sound-producing Calico.

From butterfly gardens, to the largest bug exhibit in the world at nearby Selvatura, great orchids, and many activities, make it a point to visit the areas around Santa Elena, Selvatura and Monteverde Preserve, click here.

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