Gandoca-Manzanillo

2025 Gandoca Manzanillo Night Tour: A Complete Review

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2025 Gandoca Manzanillo Night Tour: A Complete Review So, there’s a really special thing that happens when the sun goes down in Costa Rica’s Caribbean south, you know? The howler monkeys, for example, finally get quiet, and a whole new group of characters pretty much takes over the show. I mean, we are talking about a world that is usually hidden during the day, one that a lot of visitors to the Gandoca Manzanillo Mixed Refuge honestly never get to see. This review, as a matter of fact, is all about that hidden world you find on the 2025 night …

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Hike in Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge: A 2025 Review

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Hike in Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge: A 2025 Review Walking into the Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge is, you know, a very full-on feeling. I mean, the air right away gets thick with moisture, and honestly, the smells of damp earth and sweet, rotting leaves just sort of hit you. It’s almost like stepping through a doorway into another time, a place that, in some respects, feels untouched. So, there’s this immediate wall of sound, too, which is just the constant chorus of insects and birds that you, like, can’t quite see yet. It’s pretty much the kind of place that makes you quiet down …

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