ABOUT OSA NOVA
A Tropical Urban Park on the Osa Peninsula
Osa Nova is a Tropical Urban Park (TUP) — a protected ecological landscape inside the town of Puerto Jiménez that extends outward into deep forest and coastal mangrove. It is a place where daily life and wild nature coexist, and where access to authentic tropical biodiversity is part of the community’s rhythm.
Osa Nova is built on a simple idea:
• nature should be close, accessible, and protected
• it should be part of everyday life, not something visited from afar
• the park is made of three connected ecosystems:
the Tropical Urban Park, the Chimpol Jungle Reserve, and Playa Juanito Mora. Together, they form a continuous ecological corridor from town to forest to sea.
Osa Nova exists to protect these landscapes, keep them open to the community, and sustain the biodiversity that defines the Osa Peninsula.
Immersion in a Tropical Urban Park. Osa Nova offers something rare:
daily life inside a Tropical Urban Park.
This means:
• wildlife moving along the town’s edges
• forest canopy shading everyday paths
• birds, monkeys, and reptiles visible from ordinary spaces
• nature woven into the routines of community life
It is not a visit or an activity, it is a way of living with the land. The TUP model makes ecological presence part of the everyday experience of Puerto Jiménez.
The Tropical Urban Park is the heart of Osa Nova, a wildlife‑rich forest inside Puerto Jiménez that offers daily immersion in nature without leaving town. Coatis, monkeys, birds, reptiles, and amphibians move freely through the park, and the canopy creates a shaded refuge for residents and visitors. The TUP is the gateway ecosystem: the place where people first meet the land.
Chimpol Jungle Reserve
Chimpol is the deep‑forest counterpart to the Tropical Urban Park.
Located 15 kilometers from town in Río Nuevo, it rises to 275 meters (around 1,000 feet) and opens into a 360‑degree view of the Osa Peninsula. One ridge away from Corcovado National Park, it shares the same wildlife corridors and species movement.
Chimpol covers 267 hectares (675 acres), including 500 acres of primary rainforest. Three internal trails move through dense canopy, ridge lines, and understory. It is accessible only by foot and only during daylight hours, preserving its quiet, immersive character. Chimpol is the forest heart of Osa Nova — a place of stillness, depth, and continuity.
Playa Juanito Mora
Playa Juanito Mora is the coastal and mangrove ecosystem of Osa Nova.
Located 10 kilometers north of Puerto Jiménez, it covers 4.5 hectares (11 acres) bordered by two creeks that flow into the mangroves and the sea. Mangrove stands line both sides of the land, creating a sheltered coastal refuge.
Scarlet macaws, toucans, and raptors are abundant. Monkeys, reptiles, and amphibians inhabit the forest edges. In the calm waters of the Golfo Dulce, stewards have kayaked with whale sharks and observed dolphins, rays, and sea turtles.
The land has no services and remains a rustic ecological retreat. Fifteen years ago, stewards planted two acres of vanilla here — a project that thrived until a fungus ended the crop. The land has since returned fully to forest and coastal life. Playa Juanito Mora is where the forest meets the sea.
Why Osa Nova Exists
Osa Nova exists to:
• protect authentic tropical biodiversity
• maintain ecological corridors from town to forest to sea
• provide daily access to nature for the community
• create belonging through relationship, not consumption
• sustain forest, mangrove, and coastal ecosystems
• support long‑term ecological resilience on the Osa Peninsula
The park is non‑transactional by design.
There are no perks, discounts, or incentives.
Belonging is ecological, not commercial.
Membership
Membership provides ecological access to all three ecosystems:
• Tropical Urban Park
• Chimpol Jungle Reserve
• Playa Juanito Mora
Membership is available yearly or seasonally.
It is not a tourism product — it is a relationship with the land, a commitment to presence, continuity, and care.
Stewardship
Stewardship is the long‑term responsibility side of Osa Nova.
Stewards support ecological monitoring, land protection, and future caretaker presence at Chimpol and Playa Juanito Mora.
Stewardship levels include:
• Park Friends
• Park Partners
• Park Guardians
• Park Patrons
• Park Benefactors
Each level strengthens the ecological foundation of Osa Nova.
A Living System
Osa Nova is not a resort, a lodge, or a tourism project.
It is a living ecological system that connects town, forest, and sea.
It is a place where wildlife moves freely, where people meet nature quietly, and where the land is protected through community, membership, and stewardship.
Osa Nova exists so that the future will still have places like this.
