Monteverde cloud forest, Costa Rica: One minute wonder
- by crv.staff
- 21.07.09
- 5:30 PM UTC
- Filed in Costa Rica, Things to do
Source: Telegraph
Where is it? A series of mostly private reserves in a pastoral alpine setting at 4,600 feet in central north-west Costa Rica.
Why is it special? The region’s extraordinarily varied ecosystems, with their immensely rich flora and fauna (there are more than 500 species of orchid alone, for example), have generated numerous tours and activities. Cloud forest is forest that is blanketed in mist for much of the year, creating nature in profusion; a magical, teeming environment of mosses, lichens, giant tree ferns, dense vines and giant, fallen trees.
Did you know? The preservation of the cloud forest and its communities is largely due to a group of Quakers (Society of Friends) who left the US in 1951 to start a new life, buying and farming land locally and creating a reserve in 1972 without the usual backing of national or large international bodies. This first reserve spawned many subsequent parks and created a thriving ecotourism destination.
What can I do? Follow trails and treks, act as a volunteer (visit www.mvinstitute.org for details), go riding, take guided nature walks, canopy walks (visit www.skywalk.co.cr or www.skytrek.com for further information).
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