La Fortuna:

Located in this area is the Arenal Volcano National Park, which is agreat tourist attraction, because of its variety of plants and animals like loras, sargentos, oropéndolas, urraca parda, parrots, humming birds, campana birds, quetzals,tepezcuintle, danta, deer, jaguar, sahinos, pizotes, congo monkies, colorado and cariblanca, snakes, species of palms, heliconias, orchids, helechos and bromelias. Besides, its great volcanic activity where you can witness great lava and ash explotions that guarantee a great spectacle of colors that can be seen anywhere in La Fortuna.

This zone has spring the natural waters coming from the volcano, you can also find masotherapy centers, hidromassages and Turkish baths which are pretty used to heal pains and spinal ploblems, severe stress, recovery of injured bones and general improvement of the circulatory system among others.

Gloria de San Carlos:

It´s the largest parish, occuping 6.5% of all the nacional territory.Agriculture zone with huge pineapple plantations and many other cultivations. Located in the an Jose Mountain Range, near Juan Castro Blanco National Park and it har hours hot water springs, rivers, and creeks, along with flourishing geographic sites such as boilers and volcanoes, and a diversified amount of plant and animal wild life.

San José de la montaña:

Se encuentra cerca del Parque Nacional Juan Castro Blanco que alberga nacientes, ríos y quebradas junto con rasgos geomorfológicos como calderas y edificios volcánicos, diversidad de flora y fauna.

Caño Negro:

It is one of the most charming and hidden places that preserves one of the most important humid zones of our territory. It is considered of great international importance for hosting a big amount of migratory species, and species in danger of extinction. Some of the most coldful aquatic birds is Pato aguja, espatula rosada, el ibis blanco, el gallito de agua, el cigueñon, el piche, and galan sin ventura, la colonia de patos chanchos, el caiman, el cocodrilo among others.

Bijagua:

Located between two magnificent places, Tenorio Volcano National Park,which has primary woods, mammals like bandera danta, flora like Jicaro Danto tree that is a unique specie of Guanacaste chain of mountains. There are also more common trees such as aguacatillos, cucaracho, pilón, zapotillo, caobilla, cedro maría. Among the most representative fauna tha following animals are the most attractive: the jaguar, puma, manigordo, causel, danta, sahino, cabro de monte, tepezcuintle, guatusa, pajaro sombrilla, pavas, tucanes, terciopelo, mano de piedra.

This National Park also has eye catching places like Río CelesteWaterfalls, the blue lagoon, Los teñideros and spring waters among others. It also includes the so called Protected Miravalles Zone, where Miravalles Volcano is located. This volcano is not active and has a semi-destroyed crater. However, it is possible to see at Hornillas and Guayabo the way lava goes down. It flowed approximately one million years ago and it at the same time works as a refugee for felines, deer and coyotes, tepezcuintles, sahinos and cariblanca monkeys, among others.

Inside Miravalles zone, you are able to find spring waters, rivers, waterfallsand the cleanest river Guanacaste - Cuipilapa. Besides, there are sightings to Nicaragua lake and hanging bridges.

Monteverde:

Inside Monteverde you can find Monteverde Conservationalist privatereserve which has more than 22.500 hectares of primary and secondary forest and also regenerated areas. This reserve has achieved to preserve itself thanks to the effort of children, grown-ups, schools and other organizations from over 40 countries around the world.

60 species of amphibians have been registered, 101 species of reptiles,425 species of birds and 121 species of mammal which represent 50.5% of terrestrial vertebrates of Costa Rica, pajaro sombrilla, y el pajaro campaña, habitats are protected and also unique amphibian species from our country. The danta is the biggest terrestrial mammal of Costa Rica and there are plenty of them in our forest.

There is a spectacular view of Arenal Volcano and Arenal Lagoon, plus, thereis rain forest full of life with two waterfalls, paths and research centers.

There are optional activities such as rapel, snake sightings, canaries, canopy, and cable cars. Where you can see all of the scenic beauty Monteverde has.