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PALO
VERDE
Cañas, Guanacaste
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Located between the Tempisque and Bebedero Rivers, in the province
of Guanacaste, this 19.804 hectare-park covers a tropical dry forest
and wetlands. Lagoons, marshes, mangrove swamps and stumpy forests are
home to Central America's most important wading birds and waterfowl,
both native and migratory. It also houses and important population of
red macaws from the dry Pacific. Basic services are avalaible such as
restrooms, drinking water, camping grounds with running water and showers,
picnic or resting areas, panoramic lookout points and trails. In the
Park is a first-class biological station run by the Organization of
Tropical Studies (OTS). They have natural programs, guided tours, didactic
materials, and even lunch if you make reservations beforehand.
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