Destination Highlight: Jaguars and Macaws at the Natuwa Sanctuary

The Natuwa Sanctuary at El Manantial is a Costa Rican wildlife conservation charity working to save and protect endangered species from extinction, focusing on the rarest species and the most fragile habitats. At the Sanctuary, Great Green macaws and Scarlet macaws are not bred for the pet trade. They are strictly bred in order to release their young in to the wild to be set free forever. At the sanctuary some of the birds fly unrestricted, enjoying the trees and the fruits they can find around this habitat and eating clay on the ground. Aranjuez is an important Village for the liberation program; the people of this town are in charge of caring for and watching over the wild macaws. View these endangered species and other birds in a garden setting where they can fly freely. Here you will have the opportunity to meet a local expert that will explain everything about these charismatic animals.