Protects diverse environments such as sandy beaches, rocky beaches, cliffs, islands, rocky reefs, coral and Punta Uvita tombolo organic.

Ballena Marine National Park

Marino Ballena National Park is framed within the rich region of great beauty, adding value to the EU Scientific LQ, has great value for environmental education and tourism development.

One of the most important marine environments in the region, coral reefs are commonly organic denomiandos. It consist of hermatypic corals, organizations towards meeting the elements of the structure.

The structure of coral reefs is porous, with a gap of 50%. As the reef grows are formed channels and cavities which communicate with each other, a factor that allows the coexistence of many species on the reef.

Coral reefs are tropical communities that develop in a temperature range between 18 C and 23 C. Are very sensitive to temperature changes, especially exposure to sediment deposition. In this national park have been identified only three coral species reported for the eastern Pacific.

In other environments that tprotege Marine Park, the common m especiesw of the crabs, worms, crayfish, algae, several species of fish, sponges and mollusks as giant conch.

Also in the area reported two reptiles: green iguanas and basil. Among the species of seabirds are frigates, white ibis, pelicans and brown boobies.

A geological formation that attracts the attention of researchers and visitors is the Tombolo of Punta Uvita, formed by the deposition of terrigenous and biogenic sands on the crest of rock linking the head Tombolo the coast.

Archaeologists have shown that Costa Rica has been influenced North and South America.

Guayabo National Monument

Guayabo National Monument belongs to the middle area, ranging from the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador pieces.

The research found that archaeological site was occupied from the year 1000 BC to 1400 AD.

The archaeological zone is composed of 15 to 20 hectares, of which only a small portion has been excavated.

Here we find archaeological features such as mounds, stairways, sidewalks, open and closed aqueducts, reservoirs of water storage, tombs, petroglyphs, monoliths and sculptures that show strong growth in engineering , civil architecture and urbanism.

The foundations of stone mounds are generally circular base and sizes. We find from 0.50 to 4.5 meters high with a diameter of 10 to 30 meters.

The roads consist of a set of paths of stone used as transit routes through the drainage system. There are some roads that extend in different directions of the excavated area, several kilometers in length.

Steps or stairs are stone structures for overcoming inequalities.

The aqueducts are open or closed channels to transport water to the desired locations.

Storage tanks are stone structures of rectangular shape, which were used to store the water brought by aqueducts.

The tombs are located in different sectors of the archaeological site.

Built with rocks and stones, are called tombs of cajóón. It should be noted that tubmas discovered so far in the National Monument Guayabo were looted by haqueros in the past.

As manifestacions artistic stone carvings or petroglyphs are abundant .

They are located in areas of archaeological features and have yet to be deciphered.

Another manifestation is the monolith engraved with the figure of two animals are very characteristic of Costa Rica, the jaguar and caiman.

For all these discoveries, archaeologists conclude that this pre-Columbian city was inhabited by people specialized in different areas, led by a chief, who was in political and religious power over a wide area.

The causes of the abandonment of the city or the extermination of the indigenous groups closely before the Spanish conquest. Among the assumptions mentioned diseases and war.

Vegetation reodea archaeological zone is characteristic of a mountain rain forest, dense foliage and persistent.

Abundant forest species that caragra, magnolia, pitcher, hiquerón, Quizarrá, Cirri, and cedar Burio marie, covered by a large number of epiphytes as bromeliads and orchids.

Among the fauna are birds such as toucans, orioles, trogons, woodpeckers, word-words, piapias, thrushes and grouse, mammals such as armadillos, rabbits, coyotes, lazy, tayras, the kinkajous, squirrels and raccoons. Also common are snakes, frogs, lizards and butterflies.

Costa Rica Carara National Park

This wilderness area is considered an excellent living laboratory for studying the structure and functioning of tropical ecosystems and their relationships.

Carara possesses various ecosystems such as wetlands, lakes and forests of a tunnel, primary and secondary.

The marshes are formed by seasonal flooding of the river Tarcoles in an area north-east of the reservation.

These areas are rich in species of wading birds, amphibians and reptiles associated with those environments.

Carara National Park

The lake occupies a large meander of the river Tarcoles, is about 600 meters long, 40 meters wide and two meters deep. Virtually choreja is covered or water-lily and other aquatic plants.

In this environment are several species of reptiles such as crocodiles measuring up to three meters in length and aquatic birds such as herons pink needles, duck, Jacana, diving and rock piquipintos kingfisher. The crocodiles are abundant and easily observed in Tarcoles River.

The gallery forests are found on the banks of rivers, species diversity are dense, high and low.

The espavel is a characteristic species in this habitat.

Secondary forests are located on land previously dedicated to agriculture, have low species diversity of forests and most species are deciduous.

The palm viscoyol very thorny roses is an almost pure form in this forest. Forests cover most of the reserve.

In the land slope of 20 percent to 60, have great diversity and abundance of the various layers of vines and epiphytes flat.

Some of the plants that capture our attention because of their size are the espavel, ceiba, the guanaco, the vulture, the red Guacimo, figs and javilloguayabón.

Other species of trees are milk, the Nazarene, who produces a beautiful purple wood, kitts, garlic, rubber, kapok, blackberry, fruit and rum, golden rum.

Wildlife is abundant, despite the isolation of the reservation.

The highlight is the wild boar, the horse mat, hammers, the agouti, coati, raccoon, ocelot, monkey-faced, two fingers sloth tolomuco, deer and foxes four eyes.

A bird very conspicuous for its beautiful plumage, and it virtually disappeared from the Dry Pacific, is the scarlet macaw.

Other bird species are the purple Trogon, the peacock, the hummingbird, the toucan and the capercaillieChocuaco.

Some of the animals mentioned are sespecies populations of endangered or small.

The Carara Biological Reserve has many vestiges of pre-Columbian indigenous occupations.

Archaeology has made possible the position of a maximum of fifteen cultural sites for two periods of employment: Phase Pavas (300 BC – 300 AD) and Carthage Phase (years 800 to 1500 AD), based on subsistence agriculture.

In the second period of employment are different sites, like Carara corresponding to a rectangular base (6×4 m), built of stone and limestone of the river and the death Lomas, a large city, with residential areas and burial on top of some hills riverfront Tarcoles location.

Mounds was a main settlement during the pre-Columbian and exercised political and economic dominance in the lower river Tarcoles.

Forest fires, poaching and cuatno limited financial and human resources to meet the growing demand of tourist attractions that protect the reserve, are the main problems of the reserve.

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