Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Río Corobicí, Guanacaste province
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Flora
Simply put, Costa Rica's floral biodiversity is mind-blowing - close to 12,000 species of
vascular plants have been described, and the list gets more and more crowded each year.
Orchids alone account for about 1400 species. The diversity of habitats created when this
many species mix is a wonder to behold.
Rainforest
The humid, vibrant mystery of the tropical rainforest connects acutely with a traveler's
sense of adventure. These forests, far more dense with plant life than any other environ-
ment on the planet, are leftover scraps of the prehistoric jungles that once covered the con-
tinents. Standing in the midst of it and trying to take it all in can be overwhelming: tropical
rainforests contain over half of the earth's known living organisms. Naturally, this riotous
