COSTA RICA
CAHUITA NATIONAL PARK
(1.067 ha). It`s situated in Atlantic coast, in Limon province, 42 kilometres southeast of the city of Limon. Within its boundaries, there is a cape Cahuita, in front of which, in the sea is formed the biggest coral reef in Costa Rica. It`s shaped in small atoll with well formed back and inside lagoon. The reef is composed of 240 ha of subwater formation made up of 30 coral species, which shelter over 5.000 fish species and 1.000 species of seaweeds. In the coral reef, two shipwreckages from XVIII century are stuck. One of them stands for two and the second one for 13 cannons on boards.
The dense tropical foliage and marshes are home to pacas, green iguanas, basilisks, yellow-crowned night herons, racoons, white-faced monkeys, frigatebirds, green ibis, blue herons, opossums, three-toed slothes, agoutis, armadillos.
NATIONAL PARKS
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