The Campanario Biological Station lies in the Pacific lowland tropical rain forest of the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica and stretches nearly 150 acres inland from the sea. It is proud to be home to a wide array of rare and endangered flora and fauna.
Campanario offers Neotropical Ecology courses throughout the year for individuals, family groups and students of all ages.
A visit to the tropical rainforest of Campanario is not for everyone! Campanario is a remote reserve. Access is by boat, transportation around the reserve is by foot, and climate control is a nice breeze. There are no TVs, telephones, or daily maid service for your rustic jungle accommodations. Fast food at Campanario means grabbing a ripe fruit or fishing off the rocky point.
Traffic delays mean waiting for the high tide or calm seas. What you will have are warm weather, warm rain, and warm surf on a secluded tropical beach, but cool waterfalls, cool showers, and cool nights.
You will hike in a lush tropical rain forest, take walks for bird watching of exotic species, watch schools of brilliantly colored fish, and enjoy spectacular sunsets.
An educational program at Campanario, far from "civilization", will change your manner of thinking...
...You just might not want to leave!
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posted by costa rica rain forest : 5:14 AM
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costa rica forest river The Pacuare (pah KWAH ray) is the quintessential tropical
river. Along its course lie several densely vegetated gorges which shelter jaguars, ocelots, monkeys, sloths, and an incredible variety of birds. Also found within these gorges is some of the
best whitewater in all of Central America, ranging up to Class V in difficulty. The Pacuare is the only river in Costa Rica which contains these amenities, including
virgin rain forest, while also being quite accessible. The lowland tropical forest here is remarkable for its luxuriant variety and the amazing abundance and diversity of wildlife found within it. Other rivers such as the Telire and the Chirripó Atlántico can match the attractions of the
Pacuare but require either a multi-day carry-in or the services of a helicopter.
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Tortuguero there is a very high biodiversity, we can find more than 400 species of trees and also an enormous diversity of fauna that includes endangered species of mammals such as jaguar, ocelot, manatee, tayra, sloth, three species of monkeys and tapir. One of the park’s main attractions is the sea turtle nesting.
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Tortuguero is the place where the four turtle species of the Caribbean Sea come to nest. These species are the giant Leatherback turtle,
Green turtle (2nd in size and the most abundant in the park), Hawksbill turtle (brown color), and
Loggerhead turtle (the smallest in size and threatened around the world due to the value of its shell used to produce art crafts).
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posted by costa rica rain forest : 2:20 PM
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The Bosque Lluvioso Río Costa Rica is a
costa rica rain forest preservation project in partnership between the Institute Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), a Costa Rican NGO commissioned to inventory the entire biodiversity of Costa Rica, and the Bosque Lluvioso Foundation (the Foundation), a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) Corporation, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, established for the purpose of finding ways to preserve some of the few remaining tracts of virgin rainforests in Costa Rica.
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posted by costa rica rain forest : 10:32 AM
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