Forest Fires
During the last two
weeks, over 600 hectares
(1,482 acres) of the
Guanacaste National Park
in the Costa Rican
northwestern Pacific
have fallen victim to
four fires, allegedly
started by poachers.
Dry tropical forests in
four different areas of
the park were the
victims of the fires.
There is no idea
currently about the
identity of the
culprits, officials at
the Prevention and
Control of Forest Fires
Unit of the Ministry of
the Environment said.
Unit spokesman Luis
Roman said that there
were no registered
visitors in the areas
affected by the fires
and that natural causes
are discarded because of
the absolute absence of
lightning, the main
source of forest fires
here. |
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