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We are a small family business with the desire to
serve you and make you feel as if you were at home
Here you will enjoy A UNIQUE AND NATURAL
EXPERIENCE where you and admire the natural beauty of the waterways
and lagoons, and of course the warmth of our people.
You will be able to observe a wonderful variety
of migratory and non-migratory birds and different species of
animals, such as: monkeys, Caymans, iguanas, turtles, sloth's and
more.
You can also fish from August 1st to March 31st.
The Caño
Negro National Wildlife Refuge is an area of lowlands that are
seasonally flooded. Forming lakes, lagoons, marshes and holillo
groves which supply shelter for 320 species of birds (migratory and
non-migratory) depending upon the time of year.
The main lagoon is Caño
Negro, which is fed by the Frio River, which flows down to the north
of the Arenal Lake Basin.
WIth the arrival of the dry season, early
February through April, it is reduced to small lagoons, channels,
streams, ditches and strips of beach inhabited by cattle
egrets, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, white ibis, American
anhingas, black bellied tree ducks and neotropic cormorants. It is
especially important because it provides refuge to the largest
colony of neotropic cormorants in the country. It is also the only
area where you will find permanent colonies of Nicaraguan
Grackle, an endemic bird species from Lake Nicaragua.
The forests, grasslands and marshes provide
shelter for cougars, tapirs, jaguars and ocelots which are,
unfortunately, endangered species. As well as tayras, 2 and 3 toed
sloth's, and 4 species of monkeys: howler, white faced, spider and
capuchin.
The rivers abound with tortoises, a large
population of Cayman and approximately 30 species of fresh water
fish, including the Gar which is considered a living fossil.
Created in 1984, Caño
Negro extends over 9,969 Hectares (24,525 acres) of very hot and
humid terrain on the Guatusos Plain, north of the Alajuela Province,
between the counties of Upala (38 Km/23 Miles) and Los Chiles
(26 Km/16 Miles). In 1991, Caño
Negro was declared a Wildlife Area of International Importance.
The climate displays the same characteristics of
the prevailing conditions of the Pacific and Caribbean, but is more
influenced by the conditions of the Caribbean's pattern of wind and
clouds. Heavy rainfall, concentrated between May to January, brings
2,500 mm to 3,000 mm (97.5 to 117 inches) a year.
The average annual temperature is 25 to 27 deg C (77 to 81 deg F)
Come and Enjoy our little hidden treasure in
Costa Rica.
Your Friends,
Antonio Sequeira & Yolanda
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