Golfito, nestled amidst the Osa Peninsula and the South Pacific of Costa Rica, emerges as a haven for rich terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity. Renowned for its serene, crystalline waters, Golfo ...

The gulf also provides a safe haven for humpback whales to birth and nurse their young. In 2023, the IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force tagged Golfo Dulce as an Important Marine Mammal Area ...

Golfo Dulce is one of only three tropical fjords in the Pacific Ocean. It separates the Osa Peninsula from the mainland of Costa Rica, creating a very rare biome.

Like a mermaid on an underwater picnic, she floats gently in the current as slivers of sunlight reveal a garden of corals in the Golfo Dulce, in southern Costa Rica. Holding a basket filled with ...

Golfo Dulce is a large bay on the southern end of Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast, surrounded by secluded, palm fringed beaches and rainforest covered hills. It is one of three tropical fjords in the ...

The newly discovered subspecies, found in Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce, opportunistically feeds on small fish by hanging upside down from the water surface, assuming a wave-like ambush posture.