Costa Rica Opens 28th
National Park
The Costa Rican
government has declared
the Los Quetzales region
the country's 28th
National Park. The 4,000
hectares of reserve were
first created in 2005 in
one of the rainiest
parts of the country.
According to officials,
the park owes its rich
biodiversity to the
seven different levels
of altitude which house
25 different local
species, 116 types of
mammals and wetlands
such as seasonal lagoons
from the glacial era.
The Costa Rican
government said the new
Quetzales National Park
would not only help to
protect the diverse
wildlife in this area,
but also allow
flourishing oak trees to
continue to grow without
being in danger of
becoming extinct.
The new park boosts
Costa Rica's protected
territory from 25 to 26
per cent. |
