Osa Peninsula
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The Osa Peninsula (Spanish: Península de Osa) is a peninsula located in southwestern Costa Rica, in the Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific Ocean, at .
Episodes of two different TV shows based on jungle survival were both filmed in the Osa Conservation Area on this peninsula. The episode Costa Rica of Survivorman which first aired on January 1, 2007, and the episode Costa Rican Rain Forest of Man vs. Wild which first aired on November 17, 2006. Both shows aired on the Discovery Channel.
The peninsula was formed geologically by a faulting system that extends north into California.
[edit] See also
- Golfito
- Corcovado National Park, located on the southern part of the peninsula, and part of the Osa Conservation Area
- Drakes Bay, located on the north side of the peninsula
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