Santa Rosa National Park
Size: 49,515 hectares
Distance from San José: 260 km.
Trails: Yes, from 1 to 20
km.
Dry Season: January through March |
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Santa Rosa National Park was created in 1971 to commemorate and
preserve the historical setting of the Battle of Santa Rosa (March
20, 1856) including the historical mansion and the stonewall corrals.
Moreover, it protects the savannah and decidious forest, marshlands,
and mangroves, and abundant animal life, including several endagered
species. It also has lovely recreational beaches. |
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Much has changed
since then, Santa Rosa National Park now protects remaining fragments
of tropical dry forest, housing many different species of flora
and fauna, such as coyotes, peccaries, coatimundis, tapirs and many
varieties of sea and land turtles. |
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You can expect
to find wooden savanna on both sides of the entrance road and
all throughout the park. These grasslands are not a natural
occurrence, but the result of extensive slash and burn practices. |
There is a new addition to the park, the Murcielago
or "bat" section, located in the southeast of the town called
Cuajiniquil, on the Santa Elena Peninsula, consisting mostly of spectacular
rocky peaks and valleys, which currently are undergoing serious ecological
reforestation efforts.
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