Las Pumas Rescue Center and Sanctuary
Parks & Wildlife · Guanacaste · Self-guided visit to the sanctuary
Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center on the Pan-American Highway near Cañas, with wildcats, monkeys, birds and sloths. Entry fees support the animals' care.
- Hours
- Daily 08:00-16:00 (self-guided entrance; Wild Path Tour runs three times a week)
- Ratings
- 4.6 on Google (1,388) · 4.5 on Tripadvisor (277)
Prices (as published)
| General entrance, self-guided (foreigners) — children, seniors, students $11 · nationals ₡3,500 adult | $17 adult |
| Wild Path Tour (private, guided by lead biologist) — child $45 · 1.5-2 h · reservation required | $65 adult |
Contact & directions
- Website: https://www.laspumascr.org/
- Phone: +506 8479-7025
- Location: 10.453211, -85.125204 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Cañas Mosaic Church (Parroquia Patriarca San José)Landmark · Free · hidden gemCañas' parish church on the central park is covered top to bottom – including its nearly 30 m bell tower – in bright tile mosaics designed by Cañas-born painter Otto Apuy: winding vines, starbursts, religious and jungle scenes made from whole and broken tiles.
- Cerro ChopoNature spotCerro Chopo is a former inactive volcano 6 km north of Cañas, now largely a quarry.
- El Farallón Petroglyphs (Cañas)Landmark · about $10 · hidden gemA rock wall on a family farm in Cedros de Sandillal, north of Cañas, carved with dozens of pre-Columbian petroglyphs, from sun-like circles to other designs.
- Reserva Forestal TabogaNature spotA forest reserve created in 1978 in the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area.
- Cerro Pelado (Cañas)Viewpoint · about $6A bald, wind-blasted ridge east of Cañas – an old extinct volcano – where a short, steep climb from a farm gate puts you on a 2 km grassy crest with 360° views: the Tilarán wind turbines behind you, the Guanacaste lowlands and the Gulf of Nicoya ahead.
- Bagaces Town Square & San Caralampio ChurchPark · FreeThe renovated central park of Bagaces (Parque Medardo Guido) facing the parish church of San Caralampio, with a few old adobe houses and the town's Casa de la Cultura nearby — a quiet stop between Liberia and Cañas.
Sources: https://www.laspumascr.org/