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Monteverde/Santa Elena

The mountain town of Santa Elena has two well-known cloudforest reserves (Monteverde & Santa Elena). These reserves contain more than 100 species of mammals including:
-5 species of cats -over 400 species of birds including 30 kinds of hummingbirds -tens of thousands of insect species (over 5000 species of moths) -2,500 species of plants(420 kinds of orchids).

LOTS OF COOL STUFF!!! In addition, these reserves protect the wildlife and the forest which are being encroached upon by development.
Cloud Forest Reserves
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Sky Trek
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Horse trek
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