ADI Corcovado

ADI Corcovado Carate

Conserving with people

ADI Corcovado-Carate is a non-profit community organization, founded in 2012 on the initiative of residents from the communities of Piro, Agua Buena, Río Oro, and Carate. We work for the economic, social, cultural, and educational wellbeing and development of our communities.

Aerial view of the Corcovado rainforest canopy
Volunteers and rangers outside the Sirena Station

About Us

We work to create opportunities in our community

We drive initiatives, projects, and partnerships aimed at responding to the needs of our communities and creating development opportunities for the people who live in them.

  • We drive community projects

    We support initiatives that respond to the needs of our communities.

  • We strengthen local production

    We support producers and entrepreneurs to create opportunities and strengthen the local economy.

  • We build partnerships

    We join forces with institutions, organizations, and businesses to develop projects that benefit the community.

Our work

Supporting community development

Projects that strengthen our communities, drive local production, and contribute to the conservation of the Osa Peninsula.

Sirena Station lodging cabins

Lodging & Food Service

We manage the lodging and food services that allow us to host visitors, researchers, and staff staying at the Sirena Station.

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Dining hall at the Sirena Station

PROLOS

(Local Producer-Made Products) We strengthen the production and marketing of products from our communities, connecting local producers with new markets.

Trail in Corcovado National Park

Tourism Promotion

We promote responsible visits to the Osa Peninsula, strengthening tourism as an engine of development for our communities through partnerships, fairs, and digital communication.

The park

Inside Corcovado National Park

Called 'the most biologically intense place on Earth' by National Geographic, Corcovado protects one of the last great expanses of Pacific lowland rainforest in Central America, home to tapirs, scarlet macaws, all four Costa Rican monkey species, and hundreds of species found nowhere else.

  • Sirena Station

    The park's central station, surrounded by forest, rivers, and coastline. It has an extensive trail network and excellent opportunities for wildlife watching.

  • La Leona Station

    Land access to the park from Carate, with routes through beach and forest, wildlife watching, and seasonal turtle sightings. It's also the starting point of the route to Sirena.

  • Los Patos Station

    A sector of tropical forest and mountains, with trails along the Rincón River, waterfalls, and great diversity of flora and fauna. It also connects to Sirena.

Wildlife in Corcovado National Park

Be part of our projects

If one of our projects inspires you and you'd like to contribute, you can do so through a donation.