Costa Rica Adventure

LIMÓN INAUGURATES NEW RESEARCH AND ADVENTURE PARK

Among the frogs, hundreds of butterflies, snakes, insects and a 2,460 foot (570 meters) long zipline, the first eco-tourist adventure and research park was recently inaugurated in the middle of the tropical rainforest in Limón.The site, called Veragua Rainforest Research and Adventure Park, measures 3,212 acres, of which, only 13,123 sq. feet (4,000 square meters) are under construction.It is located 25 miles (40 km) from the city of Limón, some two and a half hours from San José. This area is ideal for viewing thousands of rainforest flora and fauna species, with the Caribbean ocean in the background.The new park is bordered by the La Amistad Internacional Park, a world heritage site, which is part of the Mesoamerica Biological Corridor.Those that come to Veragua will find a natural adventure. All guides, who are Costa Rican, will take people on a long path just short of a mile, of which 80% is wheel chair accessible. Along the path, a snake sanctuary (with fer-de-lance and boa snakes), a butterfly garden (with morpho and owl butterflies), an open-air garden with hummingbirds, a couple of waterfalls, and a zipline over the canopy heighten the ecological experience.