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La Riviera Hotel
Belen, Costa Rica
Reservations phone:
(506) 2293 0909
How to Get
fax:
(506) 2293 2582
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Lomas Barbudal Biological
Reserve
Lomas Barbudal has a wealth of insect species, particularly
bees, wasps, butterflies and moths. It is estimated
that there are between 200 and 300 species of bees
and 60 species of moths. Vertebrates are numerous,
and some 130 species of birds have been sighted including
the turkey vulture, elegant trogon, scarlet macaw
and keel-billed toucan.
The most frequently observed mammals are the howler
and white-faced monkeys, raccoon, tree squirrel, armadillo,
white-nosed coati and, occasionally, white-tailed
deer.
Most of the trees in the deciduous forest drop their
leaves during the dry season. Some of the most common
species include the spiny cedar, gumbo-limbo and wild
plum. The riparian woods consist of a a strip along
the rivers and gulches. They are mostly evergreen
and are considered the densest and most species rich
in the area, and contain exceptional numbers of solitary
bees.
The savanna is an open grassland area with scattered
trees, mainly the rough-leaf tree and the shoemaker's
tree. The gallery forest is formed by a mixture of
evergreen and such deciduous species as the chicle
tree, rubber tree and tempisque. |
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