Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve
"The Insects Park"

Lomas Barbudal is often referred as the "insect park", because of the immense variety of insects found here, 240 species of bees have been recorded, along with 60 species of moths.

The reserve protects interesting examples of dry tropical forest, along with patches of evergreen and riparian forests.  Several species of endangered trees can also be found here, like mahogany and redwood, as well as the Panama redwood.

There is a refreshing swimming hole, or "poza" as it's called in spanish, containing many different fish, and if you bring a mask and snorkel it's well worth taking a look around. This "oasis" is located 300 meters upstream from the visitors center.

This reserve is located on the northwest part of Bagaces, south of Liberia, in the Guanacaste province.

At the reserve, if you are lucky, you will know the person who used to be the guard and protector of this beautiful place (voluntary) Don Daniel, an old farmer and dedicated simple man. He is very funny and a real kind person; always worried about the reserve protection and its preservation. If you stay enough time, you will listen from him a lot of very interesting stories about the zone and his own life.

At the reserve you will find a lot of beautifull birds like the Trogon and the Trogon Elegante, mammals like dears, white faced monkeys, haulers monkeys (congos), coati mundi (or pizotes), deers, guatuzas (kind of big rodent), Owls, and a lot of reptiles.