 Location
Known as 'the old woman's corner, Rincón de La Vieja National
Park is located in the mountain range of Guanacaste, near province
of Guanacaste and Alajuela, 27 kilometers northeast of Liberia
City.
Climate
The climate of Rincón de La Vieja National Park has a
diversified character. Some of the regions of the park have a very
dry season lasting for five months. However, regions near the
Caribbean side witness constant rainfall, resulting in a forest
mass rich of epiphytes.
Topography
Rincón de La Vieja National Park has a volcanic landscape. A
cascade of volcanoes gives the park an uneven and rugged landscape.
There are numerous cones, craters and lagoons in the summit region,
which can be visited, either on horseback or by foot. Fumaroles and
boiling mud pool, steam vents and sulphurous springs present a
beautiful sight. Further, the park gets water from as many as
Thirty-two rivers and streams that have sources within the park,
thereby forming an important water encatchment area.
Key features
Horseback riding, bubbling mud pits, sulphur geysers are some of
the unique attractions at Rincon de la Vieja. However, bypassing
your visit to Blue Lagoon once you have opted Rincon de la Vieja
would surely be a grand miss.
Flora and Fauna
Rincón de La Vieja National Park has a diversified habitat,
owing to differences in altitude, precipitation, the volcanic
eruptive effect and the type of watershed.
The National Park houses 257 bird species including the
calandra, the pavón, the linnet, the oropendula de Montezuma,
the swallow, the tucán, the red widow, the hummingbird, the
ropopo, the white front parrot and guaco, besides, ocelots,
jaguars, sloths and monkeys.
The canopy of the trees towards the cliff is not very tall, and
the trees are covers of muss and toras. The most common species of
trees that inhabit this region include the copey, the papayillo,
and the crespo oacute. Further, the top of the volcano is covered
by ash and presents little vegetation.
The intermediate parts have a rich abundance of trees such as the
copey, the cuajada, the jacaro danto, the papayillo, the burro
ratón, the yos, the iguano, the oak, the Killing people and
the white cypress.
The basal part of mountainous zones inhabiting the park includes
most common trees such as the laurel, the guanacaste, the aceituno,
the ardillo, the naked Indian, the bitter cedar and the capulin
blanco.
The faunal distribution across the national park is also
diversified. It includes various species of cats, the dantas, the
gongolonas and the pavas negras. Mammalian species include the wild
goat, the saíno, the guatusa, the tolomuco, the armadillo, the
sloth of two fingers, the bear, besides, the Congo and white face
monkeys. Tourists can also enjoy humming of beautifully colored
insects and morfo butterflies
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