Juan Castro Blanco National Park |
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Central Valley |
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Alajuela |
| Creation Date | Jun-26-1975 |
| Area | 14453 ha |
| Category | National Park |
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Atractions and Services |
| Waterfalls | Rivers | Birds |
| Mamals | Orchids | Mushrooms |
| Moss | Cloud Forest | Rain Forest |
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Juan Castro Blanco National Park Images  |
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Decree |
| D.E. #4965-A Jun-26-1975 Creation For. Head of cattle Juan C. Blanco D.E. #5837-A Of Oct-28-1975 Modif D.E. #18763-mirenem Of Feb-06-1989 CHANGES to PROTECTIVE ZONE LAW 0#7297 Jun-09-1992 CREATES P.N. D.E. #22669-mirenem Nov-29-1993 DEFINES LIMIT | Location |
| Conservation Sandy ground Area - North Huetar (Aca-hn) | Brief History |
| Since 1965, there was an interest to protect several rivers that was beneficial to the town of San Carlos. However, a law (no. 4052) wasn't passed until 1968 that declared the Cerro Platanar hill a national forest covering an area of 2500 hectares. Soon after, in June of that year, a decree was issued to establish a forest reserve which was called Juan Castro Blanco. In October, the area was expanded to 13700 hectares.
13 years later, there was another decree issued to increase the size to 14,258 hectares. | Detailed Location |
| It's located in the province from Alajuela to the east of Quesada City surrounded by Zarcas, Venice, Zapote, Tapezco Lagoon, Altamira, North Sarchí, Yellow Toro and River Fourth Water districts. | Main Plants |
| The vegetation is very varied with more than 50% of the reserve covered with primary forest. The best species are the oaks, quizarra, yayo and others. Stocky vegetation covered with epiphytes plants. | Main Animals |
| Very it is caused to decay, standing out species like the quetzal, turkey, Chachalaca, black turkey hen, mount heat, monkeys armadillo, tepezcuintle, mooses, and otros, | Main Attractions |
| In this zone there are boilers (row chocosuela) centers you vocalize active (hill or Platanar volcano) inactive volcanic centers (hills Old, Pelón Hill) volcanic cones and hills of very steep topography. The grounds are deep with a good content of organic matter derived from volcanic ashes, but very susceptible to erosion. The different climatic conditions affect the variety of the fauna. | Facilities and Services |
| Senderos | Other Natural and Cultural Resources |
| pluvial Forest premontano transition to perhúmedo, montano pluvial forest under transition to very humid, forest very humid premontano transition to pluvial premontano and low montano pluvial forest. Hydric resources of great importance for the North zone. Geomorfológicos characteristics: Active boilers, volcanic centers and inactivos, |
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