Costa Rica

Chira Island

Chira Island is a 3,000-hectare (7,400-acre) Costa Rican Pacific island located at the upper end of the Gulf of Nicoya, an extensive inlet of seawater that is the result of a geological fault that has caused the land to submerge, leaving exposed only the tops of what were formerly low hills. These are the various islands that dot the Gulf, the largest of which being the Island of Chira - Costa Rica's second largest island....

Arenal Volcano National Park (Provincia de Alajuela/ Costa Rica)