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Los Santos Forest Reserve is one of the most biologically diverse places of Costa Rica. It\u00a0protects forest habitats in the Talamanca Mountains south and west of the city of San Jose. Located in a very important area for hydrographic basins (rivers Naranjo and Savegre), this reserve mainly\u00a0covered by very humid tropical forests, pre-montane pluvial forests, low montane pluvial forests and montane pluvial forests. Main importance of this reserve is that it\u00a0lies on the conservation of watersheds of Naranjo and Savegre River and it is also a\u00a0key link between the national parks Manuel Antonio<\/a>, Chirripo and Tapanti.<\/p>\n

Climate:<\/h3>\n

Los Santos Forest Reserve\u00a0is covered by tropical forests and its climate remains dry from December to April and the rest of the year this zone has a very rainy weather and the temperatures varies from 12\u00b0 to 28\u00b0 C.\u00a0The average annual rainfall is of 1.800 mm.<\/p>\n

Activities:<\/h3>\n

\"coffee<\/a>You can enjoy many activities inside the park and also \u00a0outside the park. If you prefer the activities inside the park you will get the opportunity to walk through the trails, watch different species of birds, enjoy the beautiful panoramic views, observe quetzals and also can visit Los Quetzales National Park<\/a>. There are also many activities you can enjoy outside the park such as walking through the cloud forest, birdwatching, horseback riding, coffee tasting and also trout fishing.<\/p>\n

Flora and Fauna:<\/h3>\n

\"forest\"<\/a>You will find many species in Los Santos Forest Reserve and the species include\u00a0the Mexican elm,\u00a0the murta,\u00a0the guaba,\u00a0the horquetilla,\u00a0the quina,\u00a0the cucaracho,\u00a0the papayillo,\u00a0the picarillo,\u00a0\u00a0the valerian root,\u00a0\u00a0the mountain palm tree, the copey, the ca\u00f1uela,\u00a0oak trees, alder trees,\u00a0the small cypress tree, the arrayan mora,\u00a0the palo de paja,\u00a0the nance macho, the rock tassel fern,\u00a0the magnolia\u00a0and also many ferns. This reserve is really a great biodiversity of flora species.\u00a0It also includes an important hydroelectric zone, home to the beautiful quetzal.<\/p>\n

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You can also find many species of animals such as tapirs, coatis, peccaries, armadillos, mountain goats, foxes, weasels, squirrels,the jaguar, the margay, and the felids like the jaguarundi.<\/div>\n
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This place is also great for bird watching. It is home to many kind of birds like the black guan, quetzal, doves, partridges and clay ccolored hrushes. Otters and trout can also be found in this reserve. You can also find\u00a0snakes like the jumping pitviper, the side-striped palm pitviper and the coral snake.<\/div>\n
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