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Volcán Tenorio
National Park
The park offers a habitat of rich and majestic flora and fauna, home to several endangered species and offers guided walks, hanging bridges, nature hikes and steep slopes with remarkable hiking trails.
The color of Rio Celeste, surrounded by a lush forest, offers a stunning landscape worthy to be experienced and admired. It is a river of crystalline waters that turns turquoise as if it were an act of magic. It is a natural spectacle that you can witness only at the site known as El Teñidero.
Located in the Volcanic Mountain Range of Guanacaste, this park is home to a rainforest that protects species of flora and fauna of regional importance.
Within the area, the Tenorio volcano, with its four cones, offers natural panoramic views of the Pacific and Caribbean plains.
This national park is located in the Volcanic Mountain Range of Guanacaste and has several life zones such as: low montane rainforest, very humid tropical forest, very humid premontane forest. Its maximum altitude is 1916 meters above sea level.
Among the most outstanding plant species found in the area, we have palms, ferns, bromeliads and orchids. Trees include laurels, sapote, bolly trees, Brazil beauties, oaks and the jícaro danto, endemic to this mountain range, characterized by its flowers and fruits attached to the trunk.
Among the animals that can be observed, we have white-faced and howler monkeys, anteaters, pumas, jaguarundi, margays, ocelots, tapirs, tayras, paca, peccarries, agouti, as well as birds like the sunbird, guans, trogons, and bellbirds. Snakes include the bushmaster, fer de lance, jumping pit viper, side striped palm pit viper, eyelash viper, boa constrictor and coral snakes.
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