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| Size: 12,060 hectares
The most characteristic feature of this
national park is the impressive and majestic Arenal Volcano, an almost
perfect active cone 1,633 meters high, whose regular eruptions offer one
of the most extraordinary and awe inspiring natural sights in Costa Rica
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The four most important types of vegetation
in the park are the perennial wet and very wet forests that cover about
47% of the area. There's also cloud forest and riverine woodlands, where
several endemic species can be found, like the brunelia costaricensis and
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| Thirty-five species of fish, 135 species of
reptiles that include tortoises, snakes and lizards, and 131 known species
of mammals can be found here. An amazing 53% of the species that make up
the national bird population are also found here making this park and the
surrounding area a birdwatcher's paradise. |
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