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Why Costa Rica is a true vacation paradise

Protect the environment? Sure. But to forego the exotic destination? The example of Costa Rica shows that tourism can be sustainable and ecological if it is consistently promoted. And it pays off twice over: because the country's magnificent nature is particularly worth seeing and protecting.
Unusual sounds startled me. A mixture of barking, grunting, and human screaming, coming closer and closer. It is still pitch dark, I see only with my ears. These are the sounds of mantled howler monkeys, which can communicate with each other for miles before dawn and acoustically mark their territory.

von Till Bartels

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