Main natural attractions Tourism in Costa Rica
1 main natural attractions 1.1 national parks , biological reserves 1.2 volcanoes 1.3 beaches 1.4 7 natural wonders of costa rica main natural attractions national parks , biological reserves in 2009 more 1.2 million tourists visited national parks , protected wild reserves, 812 thousand visitors in 2000 , 510 thousand in 1990. since 2003 more half visitors international tourists. visited parks manuel antonio, tortuguero, cahuita, , parks around volcanoes poás, arenal , irazú. other favorite national parks , wild reserves are: cocos island, unesco world heritage site, ranked among final top 77 nominees in contest choose world s new 7 wonders of nature. area de conservación guanacaste, unesco world heritage site, la amistad international park, unesco world heritage site, border costa rica-panama corcovado national park chirripó national park tapantí national park braulio carrillo national park la selva biological station, organization tropical studies (private reserve) monteverde cloud