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Overview June 24th (Thursday): Monteverde Introduction to Cloud Forest Ecology The Monteverde Region is home to over one-third of Costa Rica’s wealth of flora, including over 450 species of orchids and more than half of Costa Rica’s 850 bird species including the famed and endangered d Resplendent Quetzal. The focus today will be on cloud forest ecology. Student s will explore the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. At the Hummingbird Gallery we’ll see Fog den’s natural History slide show and after that at least 7 different species of hummingbirds feeding on the feeders. After lunch you will have a couple of hours to walk the many trails on your own looking for Howler Monkeys and the famous Resplendent Quetzal Lodging: Monteverde Student House |
A walk through a Costa Rica
Monteverde cloud forest reveals a lush green garden of mosses, ferns,
flowers and epiphytes growing thickly on every tree. Clouds drift in and
settle among the slopes, giving the continuous moisture required for such
exuberant plant growth. Dangling roots and vines sweep across the trails.
The air is rich with the sounds of birds and the occasional scurrying of
small mammals on the forest floor. In the distance a howler monkey roars.
Zip-lining in the Santa Elena's Cloud Forest: Click on picture for zip-line homepage.
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6:30 am 7:30 am
2:00 pm
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Breakfast, box lunch Depart to the Cloud Forest Reserve Guided walk Orientation walk around Monteverde Dinner |
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