COSTA RICA
GUARIA MORADA
Since 1939 the national flower of Costa Rica has been an orchid "guaria morada". According to Costa Rican traditions, it brings fortune and good luck. It grows on trees, roofs, and buildings. It gets nutrients from the air, rain, dust, and residues stored on the trunk of trees. Its biggest consentration is spot in so called terrains of Las Pailas and Las Hornillas in Volcano Rincon de la Vieja National Park
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