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Los Angeles Cloud Forest

San Ramón
Grecia
Central Valley
Costa Rica

Type: National Park
Addmission Fee: US $25
Hours: Tours twice daily 9 am and 1 pm

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The area’s biggest attraction is the private, 809-hectare/2,000-acre Los Angeles Cloud Forest, 20 km/12.4 miles north of town. Owned by ex- President Rodrigo Carazo, and his wife, Estrella, this little-known ecological paradise is a good alternative destination to the long hard ride to Monteverde. It’s close enough to be done as a day-trip from San José. LA is a delight for hikers, eco-minded tourists and birders interested in seeing a quetzal, the colorful national bird. Cloud forests, a type of rainforest, get moisture more from the fog-like clouds that sweep up the mountainside, depositing water in the form of dew. A naturalist offers tours and explains the diverse eco-system, in English and Spanish, twice daily.
Last updated February 8, 2008
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