Monteverde

Costa Rica · North America

Monteverde

Cloud forest reserves with quetzals, bellbirds and hummingbird feeders.

Photo: Haakon S. Krohn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best months
Mar, Apr, May
Days needed
3–4
Difficulty
Moderate
Nearest airport
San José (SJO)

When to go

  1. JanJanuary: Good
  2. FebFebruary: Good
  3. MarMarch: Best
  4. AprApril: Best
  5. MayMay: Best
  6. JunJune: Good
  7. JulJuly: Poor or no data
  8. AugAugust: Poor or no data
  9. SepSeptember: Poor or no data
  10. OctOctober: Poor or no data
  11. NovNovember: Poor or no data
  12. DecDecember: Poor or no data

BestGoodFair

Windy and misty Dec–Feb.

Why go

The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde) is a Costa Rican reserve located along the Cordillera de Tilarán within the Puntarenas and Alajuela provinces. Named after the nearby town of Monteverde and founded in 1972, the Reserve consists of over 10,500 hectares (26,000 acres) of cloud forest. It draws roughly 70,000 visitors a year. The reserve consists of six life zones, 90% of which are virgin forest. A high biodiversity area, consisting of over 2,500 plant species (including the most orchid species in a single place), 100 species of mammals, 400 bird species, 120 reptilian and amphibian species, and thousands of insects, has drawn both scientists and tourists alike.

Background from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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