Costa Rica, the smallest country on the entire American Continent, boasts an amazing 5% of the World´s biodiversity. Located in Central America, Costa Rica serves as the bridge between the South American and North American land masses. Manuel Antonio National Park is located on the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, and is host to a grand number of these species, both the common and the endangered. For your convenience, Hotel Makanda by the Sea, has compiled an easy reference list of the most commonly seen mammals and avifauna for the Manuel Antonio and Damas Island Areas.