Refugio Herpetologico de Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is full of wild reptiles, but for people who prefer meeting things with scales under controlled circumstances, there's the Refugio Herpetologico. On display are a bunch of snakes, turtles, caimans and a large crocodile, which can be viewed through a window as it swims underwater. There are also some resident spiders and capuchin monkeys, plus a couple of ocelots.

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