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The forests of the once-isolated Osa Peninsula are disappearing at an alarming rate.

A producer for the MTV show, "Trippin", takes a quiet moment on the Pacific ocean shore of Costa Rica's Osa Penninsula. © Emily Whitted

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A baby Olive Ridley sea turtle is gently held before release near Carate beach on Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. © David Woodfall

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Roasted and ground cocoa beans (beanlike seeds from which cocoa, cocoa butter, and chocolate are made) being. © Ami Vitale

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Natives of the Talamanca Indigenous Reserve sustain their way of life by sharing it with visitors. See how

A young boy plays along a riverbank in La Amistad International Park, Costa Rica © Ami Vitale

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An aerial view of the Caribbean Sea coast, along the biological corridor of the Talamanca region in Costa Rica. Much of the area is being conserved by the CBTC Association (Corredor Biologico Talamanca-Caribe); an initiative of 17 conservation minded organizatons in the Talamanca region in Costa Rica. © Sergio Pucci/TNC

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The forests of the once-isolated Osa Peninsula are disappearing at an alarming rate.

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