Arenal Volcano
The Park National Arenal is found in the North Region of the country, al north of the Saw of Tilarán. Belongs to the cantons of Tilarán, San Carlos and San Ramón.
It was created by Executive Decree Not. 20791-MIRENEM, of the 30 of setiembre of 1991.
Its extension is of 2.920 hectares.
It is considered as a zone of aquatic refill, whose water drain al Reservoir Arenal for the utilization in the production of hydroelectric energy and in the farm projects of the District of Irrigation of Moracia.
It protects important species of flora and characteristic fauna of the rain forest pre-mountain and of the cloudy forest of great tourist and scientific value.
The Park National Arenal presents three zones of life: very humid forest pre-mountain, rain forest pre-mountain and rain forest mountain low.
In these zones of life the most common species of flora are the guava tree of mount, the lurel, the cocobolo, the medlar the raft and other.
The main species of fauna are: tepezcuinte, tapir, coatimundi, lazy, jaguar, deer; birds as parrots, parakeets, quetzals. Snakes as the parrot, the velvet and the boa.