Posted by admin on Nov 13, 2008
The 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.
Posted by admin on Nov 12, 2008
National Park Barra Honda in the Northern Pacific of Costa Rica, some 25 to 30 minutes before reaching the town of Nicoya and just some 10 minutes from the Palo Verde national park was established in 1971 to protect an interesting system of caves. Although the park has been shortened in the past, is now home to diverse and abundant species, which enjoy state protection, which has made that many animals before in danger, now are recovering. Barra Honda has an area of 2295 hectares and is located 335 kilometers from San Jose.
There is a good system of roads and trails through the park, allowing access to the caverns, with their unusual formations of stalactites and stalagmites. The park is located on the east side of the city of Nicoya, on the north side of the peninsula with the same name.
Barra Honda national park in Costa Rica contains a vast system of caves, about 42, of whom only 19 have been widely explored. These caves have a reputation for being perfectly preserved, proving that conservation efforts to retain all of the geo-characteristics of the area have been successful.
In this area there is a great bio-diversity; however the main inhabitants are monkeys, coyotes, snakes and other reptiles, which have evolved adaptations to the hot and humid climate of this area in particular. With the help of Costa Rica english speaking staff on duty in the park you can take to and from the caverns, or guide you on how to enjoy the wonders of this park.
Posted by admin on Nov 11, 2008
After Nancite Beach in Santa Rosa National Park, the second most important nesting site for turtles in Costa Rica is the National Wild Life Refuge Ostional that is located in the Nicoya Peninsula in the Province of Guanacaste. The Wildlife Refuge Ostonial as is known is a 200 meter strip of beach bordered in the north by Punta India and the south by Punta Guiones anda Nosara. This refuge also extends three miles into the sea and includes the tiny village of Ostonial. This refuge not only protects millions of turtles that nest each year but also cares for and protects marine life and wild birds in the area.
Surrounded by Ostonial Beach, Playa Guiones and Playa Nosara, the Wild Refuge Ostonial protects the Olive Ridley sea turtles as well as the Leatherback sea turtles and the Green sea turtle of the Pacific that comes to the beach in large numbers every year to mating and put their eggs during the months of July and December. This phenomenon known as “ambadas” occurs 4 to 10 times during this period and lasts from 3 to 10 days each.
It is thought that a large percentage of the Turtles of the Pacific Olive Ridley of the world lay their eggs in the Ostonial Wildlife Refuge. To date the largest “ambada” recorded in the shelter occurred in November 1995, when an estimated of 500,000 female turtles came to the beach to nest.
The refuge was officially established in 1984 and is the only place in the world where it is allowed the harvesting of turtle eggs, legally. `This was done to prevent the theft of eggs and at the same time to help the community of Ostonial. With this project, in the park is allowed to collect a percentage of eggs of each “ambada” for selling.
Posted by admin on Nov 06, 2008
Caño Negro is a wonderful wildlife refuge in Costa Rica, considered the third most important wetland in the world. If you are in Costa Rica you must visit it while you are in the country. This shrine was called “Wetland of International Importance” in 1991 and is one of the most important wetlands in the country. Conservation groups like Ramsar designated this place as a “world-protected area.” Caño Negro is the habitat for many rare species of plants, animals and birds of all parts of the world.
Located near the border with Nicaragua, El Refugio Caño Negro is in the province of Alajuela in the counties of Los Chiles and Guatuso. It is located northwest of Costa Rica and thirteen kilometers southeast of the town of Upala and is unquestionably one of the sites of greatest ecological diversity of the country. A paradise for lovers of nature, Caño Negro is habitat of many fish, reptiles, plants and migratory birds that are endangered.
Being one of the most rainy regions in Costa Rica, this reserve is the home of the wild “Atrasctosteus TROPICUS” (fish) as well as the “Cayman crocdilus fuscus” (Alligator) and the rare “Nicaraguan grackle (bird). Caño Negro has a freshwater lagoon that is located on an area of 800 hectares between the monsoon climate of the lowlands and the humid climate of the area on the Caribbean coast. A region of extreme importance because of the wide variety of flora and fauna found here, Caño Negro is also a key migration route for birds coming from the north. Is interesting to mention that have been found more than 200 species of birds as well as various plants and animals really unique.
Caño Negro is the land of the emerald Basilisk, the giant ant bear, the ocelots, iguanas, river turtles, monkeys and pumas. This wildlife refuge is also home to rare birds like the northern jacans, the Ibis, Jaribu Storks, Anhinga, cormorants and many others.
Caño Negro is a great learning experience for everyone as it is the first national refuge which emphasizes the management of tourism activities with the biological resources for individuals and families. During the dry season can be reached by land, however, because it tends to flood when it rains, their access is difficult and should be done by boat.
If you want to get to Caño Negro, you have to fly to the City of San Jose and then drive north to Ciudad Quesada (San Carlos). From there you have go to the town of Los Chiles on a road uncovered and from there to this huge and beautiful haven for wildlife. During the rainy season is best reached by boat from Los Chiles through the rivers Frio and Patos.
