This almost perfect cone,
which soars 1,633 meters above sea level,
has a crater 140 meters
deep formed over an ancient colder.It dates back to 3-
2 million years ago.
On 29th July
1968, it ceased to be dormant and began
a new stage of eruptions
that has lasted to the present day.
Tapantí
National Wildlife
Refuge
Tapantí National Wildlife
Refuge, with 6.080 hectares and the greatest
amount of rain and cloud
cover in the country, is located in the
Eastern Central Valley, 20
km. Southeast of the city of Cartago.It straddles the
northern slopes of the Talamanca Mountain
Range, between 1,200-2,540
meters above sea level.
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Manuel
Antonio National
Park
White sandy beaches,
cliffs, points, ravines, rivers, rainforests,
varied wildlife and a very
hot climate are some of the components
of Manuel Antonio National
Park on the Pacific coast, 7 km. south
of Quepos
Harbor.
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Poás
Volcano National
Park
Poás Volcano National
Park, which extends over 5,600 hectares, is
located on the continental
divide of the volcanic Central Mountain
Range, from 1,500 meters
above sea level on the Caribbean side to
2,300 meters above sea
level on the Pacific Side.
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Santa
Rosa National
Park
Located in the Province of
Guanacaste, in a region where the climate
is very hot and dry, this
park extends along the coast of the Santa
Elena Peninsula and
protects sites of historical interest as well
as remote havens for a
wide variety of wildlife.
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Tortuguero
National Park
The park lies on a plain,
the ancient Nicaraguan Trench, which was
filled with sediments 7
million years ago.Small ridges loom
here and there, such as Lomas de Sierpe
(311 meters), which are
ancient volcanic cones composed of lava,
pyroclasts, andesite and
pumice stone.
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