palo verde national park

Palo Verde National Park is one of the most biologically diverse sites in the country. It comprises a mosaic of more than 15 different natural communities, including deciduous lowland forest, evergreen forest, swamp forest, deciduous forest of limestone hills, zacatonales, and mangrove swamps.

The wetlands represent 60% of the park area, they are a sanctuary for thousands of aquatic birds, residents and migratory birds, which is why the park was declared an Important Wetland by the World Wetlands Convention.

More than 750 species of plants have been identified, among which the palo verde, the pachote, the bitter cedar and the Guanacaste stand out. Here are also 5 of the 6 existing mangrove species in the country.

As for the fauna, more than 280 species of birds between migratory and resident have been identified, some in danger of extinction or with very small populations such as the scarlet macaw, the curassow, as well as toledos, ducks, gray herons, among others.

On the other hand, amphibians and reptiles, have been found about 55 species, highlighting the frog snake, the bequer, coral; as well as crocodiles, iguanas and garrobos.