Carara National Park

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Carara National Park is a renowned protected area in Costa Rica famous for its rich biodiversity and as a prime birdwatching destination, especially for scarlet macaws.

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Carara National Park canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
abbreviation SINAC ⓘ
area about 5,200 hectares ⓘ
about 52 square kilometers ⓘ
biodiversityStatus high biodiversity ⓘ
biome tropical forest ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
conservationArea Central Pacific Conservation Area ⓘ
country Costa Rica ⓘ
distanceFromSanJosé about 50–60 kilometers west ⓘ
ecosystemType transitional forest ⓘ
established 1978 ⓘ
fauna American crocodile ⓘ
antbird ⓘ
howler monkey ⓘ
scarlet macaw ⓘ
sloth ⓘ
toucan ⓘ
trogan ⓘ
white-faced capuchin monkey ⓘ
feature transition zone between dry forest and humid rainforest ⓘ
flora giant kapok trees ⓘ
tropical hardwood trees ⓘ
governingBody National System of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica ⓘ
habitat primary forest ⓘ
riverine habitats ⓘ
secondary forest ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter yes ⓘ
knownFor birdwatching ⓘ
crocodiles in the Tárcoles River ⓘ
scarlet macaws ⓘ
transitional forest ecosystems ⓘ
locatedIn Puntarenas Province ⓘ
Tárcoles region ⓘ
nameMeaning Carara means “river of lizards” in Huetar language ⓘ
nearCity Jacó ⓘ
Orotina ⓘ
nearHighway Route 34 ⓘ
nearRiver Tárcoles River ⓘ
originalStatus biological reserve ⓘ
tourismActivity birdwatching ⓘ
guided nature walks ⓘ
wildlife photography ⓘ
trail Laguna Meándrica Trail ⓘ
Quebrada Bonita Trail ⓘ
Universal Access Trail ⓘ
upgradedToNationalPark 1998 ⓘ

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Puntarenas Province → contains → Carara National Park ⓘ
Costa Rican Route 34 → nearbyAttraction → Carara National Park ⓘ
Tárcoles River → adjacentProtectedArea → Carara National Park ⓘ
Jacó → near → Carara National Park ⓘ