Nature enthusiasts will find no better place to explore this country’s magnificent collection of flora and fauna than Sierpe, a small town in the South Puntarenas area. Sitting at the mouth of the Sierpe River, the town is the jumping off point for boat tours of the Osa Peninsula, excursions through a national wetlands, mangrove reserve, national park and watersports in nearby Drake Bay.
Sierpe is the door to Térraba-Sierpe National Wetlands and Latin America’s biggest reserve of mangroves. Some of the largest mangroves in the world grow here. Their jumble of exposed roots hold the tree trunks above the water with the outgoing tides, giving the impression of trees on stilts.