Bird and crocodile watching
Palo Verde national Park, with an extension of 18,058 hectares, is situated at the northwest bank of the Tempisque River. Palo Verde has more than 12 different habitats and the greatest ecological diversity in Costa Rica. There you can see fresh and saltwater lagoons, as well as marshes, grasslands with black mangroves swamps, and with rough-leaf trees, different kinds of forests and savannahs. In the park there are more than 150 species of trees, among them the parkisonia aculeta, which lends its name to the park for the light green color of its branches.
For Bird-watching fans
Palo Verde contains the largest concentration of wading birds in all Central America; more than 270 species have been identified. From September to March several thousand of herons, egrets, grebes, ibis and ducks flock to the lagoons and surrounding areas to feed and mate. The park, at its own Bird Island, has the largest nesting colony of black crowned night herons in the country. Crocodiles of up to 5 meters in length have been seen on the banks of the Tempisque River.
Palo Verde National Park is an ideal attraction for bird-watching fans.
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