Los Quetzales National Park

Los Quetzales National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Los Quetzales), located 97 kilometers from San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica, it was created in 2006 by decree 32981-MINAE. [2] [3] It is managed under the Central Conservation Area of the National System of Conservation Areas.

Los Quetzales National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Visitor entrance to Los Quetzales National Park.
Los Quetzales National Park area.
Location	Costa Rica
Nearest city	San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
Coordinates	9°35′10″N 83°54′26″W
Area	50.00 square kilometres (19.31 sq mi)
Established	2006
Governing body	National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Location in Costa Rica
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Turberas de Talamanca
Designated	2 February 2003
Reference no.	1286[1]

Stretching across 50.00 square kilometres (19.31 sq mi), the national park has limited facilities including a small ranger station and a single, highly mountainous main road.

The national park is surrounded by the Los Santos Forest Reserve on its north, west, south sides, and by the Tapantí National Park on its northeast side. The park was created by allocating the area from Los Santos Forest Reserve.

Flora and fauna

The park predominantly protects cloud forest and is named for the Resplendent Quetzal.,[4][5] which inhabits the area and is the national bird of Guatemala.

Ramsar site

Part of the Turberas de Talamanca Ramsar site is located within this protected area and shared with Chirripó National Park, Tapantí National Park, Los Santos Forest Reserve, Vueltas Hill Biological Reserve and Macho River Forest Reserve. [1][6] When the Ramsar site was designated in 2003, the area of the park was still part of Los Santos Forest Reserve.

Access

The northeast border of the protected area corresponds partially to the Route 2, Carretera Interamericana Sur (South Inter-american Highway), which is part of the Pan-American Highway and used to access the park from either the north coming from the Greater Metropolitan Area (San José and Cartago) or from the south (Pérez Zeledón).

References

1. "Turberas de Talamanca". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
2. "Parque Nacional Los Quetzales Map". SINAC. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
3. "Parque Nacional Los Quetzales". Protected Planet. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
4. "Los Quetzales National Park". anywherecostarica.com.
5. Lonely Planet. "Parque Nacional Los Quetzales". Lonely Planet.
6. "Turberas de Talamanca Map" (PDF). Ramsar. Retrieved 7 May 2020.