Location: Alajuela
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5 Nature & Wildlife Areas in Alajuela That You Shouldn't Miss
Alajuela (Spanish pronunciation: [alaˈxwela]) is the second-largest city in Costa Rica after the capital, San José. It is also the capital of Alajuela Province.
Restaurants in Alajuela
1. Turubari
2. Rescue Center Costa Rica
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 51 reviews
The Rescue Center is dedicated to protect and help endangered Costa Rican wildlife indigenous to our beautiful country. First and foremost, our goal is to ensure the welfare of injured animals and help them recover from their physical and psychological wounds. We staff a team of experienced veterinarians who work at our on-site hospital in addition to the thousands of volunteers from around the world who have helped us over the past 10+ years. We rescue, rehabilitate and when possible release the animals back to their natural habitat. We are a non-profit and receive no government help financially. The passion of the owners, dedication of our staff and generosity of our volunteers and donors makes everything possible. We don't believe we can solve all of the world's problems but we do believe the work we do makes the world just a little bit better. We hope you feel the same way and if you do please click the links above and join our team as a donor, intern or volunteer. We look forward to seeing you soon in beautiful Costa Rica. Pura Vida
Reviewed By faultier3774
I spent a week here as a volunteer and I had an amazing time with incredible experiences. As a volunteer we had lots of different tasks like cleaning the enclosures and feeding the animals but also like building new enclosures and enrichment toys for the animals. Everybody was really nice and supportive,the food was really good and there were also vegetarian and vegan options. I learned a lot and can definitely recommend this program!
3. Termales del Bosque Hot Springs
4. La Marina Wildlife Rescue Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By l_ahg2020 - Laval, Canada
Inexpensive! This place needs more funds from the gouvernement and tourists to pay for everything. I personally talked to the owner and was told they sometimes need to pay with there own money because of the lack of gouvernement funds. Therefore, they depend a lot on tourism. I helped clean up the rescue and loved it. I am glad i was able to do my part in helping them. It may looked a little run down, but now you can know why! Also, some cages are very small because of that once again. They spend the majority of the money on animals who are going to be released back into the nature. Some cannot because they won’t be able to survive do to domestication or amputations.
