Parque Nacional Natural (PNN) Ensenada de Utría

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Beach in Utría National Natural Park.

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This national park surrounding a narrow inlet of water is one of the best places to see whales close up from land. During the calving season they enter the ensenada (inlet) and play just a few hundred meters from shore.

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