COSTA RICA
PALM FORESTS NEAR MOUTH OF RIO ESTRELLA
In spanish its name means "the starry river". It`s spawned in the foothills of the Matama Hills (part of the Talamanca massif), through the valley of the same name and falls into Caribbean Sea. Near the coast Rio Estrella gives rise to a dense network of channels and lagoons that provide shelter for 180 species of birds (among others for cattle egrets). It origins in La Amistad International National Park. On the distance from Pandora village to the mouth spread banana plantations.
In XVI century Juan Vasquez de Coronado come to there and discovered the golden sands. In 1976 over that was built the bridge that links Costa Rica with the rest of Talamanca coast.
RIVERS
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