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BARRA
HONDA
Nicoya, Guanacaste
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Located 22 Kilometers to the North of Nicoya City in the province
of Guanacaste, this park has an extention of 2.295.5 hectares. The Barra
Honda hill, of about 300 meters of height, is constituted by limestones
of arrecifal type, it is, by old reefs that emerged due to a overrise
caused by tectonic faults, developed about 60 million years ago. Barra
Honda hill has an ample caverns system, independient each from another.
Among the 19 caverns that has been explored, Santa Ana Cavern is the
deepest one with 240 meters of depth. There are no a rich wild life,
just some deers, monkeys, coyotes and other can be seen.
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