 |
La Riviera Hotel
Belen, Costa Rica
Reservations phone:
(506) 2293 0909
How to Get
fax:
(506) 2293 2582
|
|
|
Caño Negro Biological Reserve
This refuge protects one of the most important wetland
regions in Costa Rica's territory and is considered
of international importance because it protects a
wide range of migratory species and endangered species,
as well as species which are commercially important.
Cano Negro Lake-a shallow, seasonal, freshwater lake
extending over 800 hectares-is a spill-off site for
the adjacent Frio River and its tributary, the Monica
River.
The area formed by the lake and its surroundings constitutes
one of the most biologically diverse regions, and
is of vital importance in maintaining optimum environmental
conditions in the northern part of the country. The
region is also inhabited by a wide range of flora
and fauna and natural communities, many of them unique
and endangered. This makes the area important worldwide,
since, combined with the wetland regions south of
Nicaragua Lake, it is one of the most outstanding
examples of wetlands in Mesoamerica.
The refuge provides food for migratory birds from
the North. There are also plants and animals not found
anywhere else in the country, as well as many kinds
of birds and fish suitable for human consumption.
This is one of the few areas where the gar fish is
found.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
