Orosi (Tapanti) National Park in Costa Rica
Posted by admin on Nov 13, 2008The Orosi National Park in Costa Rica is located near the city with the same name, 90 minutes from San Jose, surrounded by the Macho Reserve and cross by the river Grande de Orosi. In the Orosi Valley there are about 150 tributaries that reach the seas of Costa Rica
The Orosi National Park is one of the rainiest regions in Costa Rica, with rates from 6500 up to 8,000 mm that make a normal level of rain, with torrential downpours from March to August, usually during the afternoon.
This park contains two main areas of life, low forest and mountain jungle pre-mountain. Here it is possible to identify more than 45 species of mammals, among which are the tapirs, deer, monkeys and skunks.
It also has been identified about 260 species of birds, among the most common is dominated by hawks, parrots and hummingbirds. Additionally there are in the park 28 species of reptiles such as toads, frogs, snakes and salamanders.
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