Rincon De La Vieja National Park |
 |
| Region |
Nothern Plains |
| Town |
Rincón de la Vieja |
| Creation Date | May-10-1974 |
| Area | 14161 ha |
| Category | National Park |
|
|
Atractions and Services |
| Information | Nature Tours | Picnic Areas |
| Camping Areas | Water | Refuge |
| Hot Springs | Waterfalls | Rivers |
| Volcanoes | Birds | Mamals |
| Orchids | Mushrooms | Ferns |
| Moss | Rain Forest |
|
Image Gallery - (Click to Enlarge) |
|
|
Decree |
| Law 5398 (May-10-1974) Creation D.E. 8493-A (Jun-1-1978) Extension Law 6794 (Dec-27-1982) Ratifica | Location |
| Area of Conservation Guanacaste (ACG) | Brief History |
| Located in the provinces of Guanacaste and Alajuela, the National Park Corner of the Old one, was created by law no. 5398 of the 10 of May of 1974. Its temperature annual average is of 26ºC; the registered precipitation annual average is of 2,000 mm of rain. For more efficient an administrative and operative handling, the National Park Corner of Old divididió in two sectors: Sector the Pailas and Sector Santa Maria. The sector the Pailas must its name to the volcanic manifestations that are located in the zone, among them fumarolas, pailas of mud and fumarólicas lagoons. The sector Santa Maria was, from end of silgo XIX and to the year of 1973, one of the greatest properties of the zone. Their activities were the cattle ranch of double intention (meat and milk), the culture of the coffee and the sugar cane. | Detailed Location |
| The National Park Corner of the Old one, is one of the protected areas of the Area Guanacaste Conservation (A.C.G.), altogether with the National Parks Guanacaste and Santa Rosa, the Refuge of Wild Life Junquillal Bay and the Forest Experimental Station Horizons. The Volcano Corner of the Old one is one of the main volcanic buildings of the Volcanic Mountain range of Guanacaste, with an elevation of 1,806 msnm. Situa in the coordinates 10°49´40´´ North latitude and 85°19´42´´ west longitude. It is located to 25 km to the Northeast of the city of Liberia, one of the most important cities of the province of Guanacaste. | Natural and Cultural Resources |
| Hydric Aspects the water easts, broken and as much as seasonal existing permanent rivers of the place have not been investigated like either the underground sources. Nevertheless, the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewage systems (AyA) have made estimations on the capacity of the reservorios of waters for the supplying in the city of Liberia and neighboring communities. As far as the thermal lagoons and sources temperatures and mineral contents of some sites have taken to registries on the part of the Observatory Vulcanológico and Sismológico (OVSICORI) on, but more studies have not been made than they allow to determine his fragility with exactitude. Advances of some studies made in pailas of mud exist detecting itself the presence of apparently endemic estremófilos organisms. These studies have been made by the National Institute of Biodiversity and the Center of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the UCR, to determine if organisms like bacteria, seaweed or protozooarios can survive in conditions of acidity and temperatures like the one of those sites, but in no case has been focused to determine fragility or risks. ERUPTIONS MAY 1991 SEPTEMBER 1992 May 1991- Earthquakes of LF and small explosion day of May to the 7 Setiembre1992 08:11 a.m.. Main explosion day 08 of May to the 10:17 a.m. with a column that reached 5 km of height and originated lahares towards the north. From the 08 to the 11 of May there was a progressive decrement of the frequency of the explosions. Until September of 1992 there were intermittent smaller explosions. As a result of the volcanic activity presented/displayed in this year, the National Commission of Emergency it considered that "es possible that in the rainy period mud avalanches are generated, dragging rocks, trees and material in suspension in the channels of the Rivers Pénjamo, Blue and Sulphured Gorge, causing problems in the margins or bordering property, as well as in the bridge and passages of such. Source: National commission of Emergency. Direction of Emergencies. Department of Prevencio'n and Mitigación. Geotecnia Sector. November 1995. Eruption and generation of lahares in the River Pénjamo and Sulphured Quebrada. River basin of the Pizote River, corner of Upala, province of Alajuela. 7p Cultural Aspects All this surrounding zone to the National Park is immersed in aspects that the presence of passed cultures demonstrates, corresponding to the Chorotegas. The name of the Park comes from one of those legendary inheritances, as well as the one of other small bordering communities (Curubande '). Corner of the Old one makes reference to an indigenous healer who lived in protrimerías of the crater, the visitors been urgent by the medicine of this indigenous called healer Curubanda, asked like arriving to where the old one of the corner and also affirmed "voy for the corner of old ", being generated thus possibly the name of the Park. Evidences of indigenous occupations exist and to date it is possible to be noticed different places that have been sacked in the past by neighbors, being in the open líticas evidences and rest of vasijas, metates and others. The National Museum of Costa Rica, guardian of the national archaeological patrimony, reports the following information with respect to the evaluated archaeological sites to the date: No. Case Clave Name Sitio Type Coordinate Temporalidad 2210 Guachipelín Ucr-431 Without data 387,675 306,500 Without data 2211 Bitter Gorge Ucr-432 Petroglifo 387,850 306,500 Without data 2212 Higuerón Ucr-433 Without data 388,800 306,350 Without data 2213 the Ucr-434 Monkey Without data 391,550 305,350 Without data 2214 Azufrales Ucr-435 Without data 392,150 305,250 Without data 2216 the Field Funeral Ucr-437 392,850 304,600 500aC-1300dC 2217 Thermal Funeral Ucr-438 391,750 304,750 500aC-1550dC 2218 Zopilota Funeral Ucr-439 392,800 304,925 500aC-1300dC 2219 River Negro Funeral Ucr-440 392,000 303,950 800-1300dC the 1289 Escobio Funeral G-51ée 390,000 302,250 300-800 dC Source: Office Department of Archaeology, MNCR (Jdah.059-2001) of the 08 of August of 2001. | Main Animals |
| In the PNRV the fauna very are varied thanks to the diversity of zones of life that locks up. Between the mammals we can find cabro of mount (American Mazama), deer white tail (Odocoleus virgineanus), saíno (Tajassu tajacu), tapezcuintle (paca Agouti), armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), mapachín (lotor Procyon), sluggish of two fingers (Choleopus hoffmanni), moose (Tapirus bairdii), manigordo (Leopardus pardalis), pizote (narica Nasua), jaguar (Panthera onca), coyote (Canis latrans), anteater (Mexican Tamandua), guatusa (punctata Dasyprocta), and three species of monkeys: colored (Ateles geoffroyi), the Congo (palliata Alouatta) and carablanca (Cebus capucinus). The deer are closely together located with more facility in the low parts and of the zones of grass, like the rabbits, armadillos and pizotes, while the other mammals are more hidden in the vegetation and are often difficult to observe. He is whatever to the birds have reported 282 species for this national park, being the most abundant doves like Columbina Inca and Leptotila verreauxi, pericos like Aratinga caniculares, Brotogelis jugularis, Amazon albifrons, bird cayana Piaya squirrel, mosqueros Tyrannus melancholicus and others in smaller abundance like toucan tip arcoiris Rhamphastos sulfuratus and bird tricarunculata Procnias bell. | Main Attractions |
| the bulk of the Corner of the Old one, with a Maxima elevation of 1916 msnm, in whose top they have been possible to identify nine eruptivos points, one of them active and the rest in process of erosive degradation, in addition to near average dozen of small parasitic, piroclásticos cones and domes (Stopper, 1982). In the depression of the crater a beautiful lagoon has formed, that has become drinking trough for many animal species, among them the moose (Tapirus bairdii) humid Forest, formation of the calls volcancitos of mud, gases, thermal sources, broken of hot water and solfatáricas lagoons. In the top nine eruptivos points have been identified, one assets and the inactive rest or in process of degradation towards the south of the crater that finds a water lagoon pure. The most recent eruptions happened in 1983,1984 and 1991 at the present time, the Corner of the Old one presents/displays activity of fumarolas. On the foot of the volcano of the South side pailas is the called areas and hornillas, that covers a surface with 50 hectares exist here thermal sources that give rise very hot to broken of water and lagoons occupied by small depressions in which the muddy water bubbles continuously. It presents/displays diverse ecosystems and vegetal associations, due to the altitudinales differences, the precipitation and the effect of the volcanic eruptions. In the high parts the forests are of low stature; their trees are twisted and covered with epífitas. The Corner of the Old one is, in addition, refuge of a great population in wild state of our national flower the Dwelled Guaria, (Cattleya skinerii). Hoist like the Laurel (alliodora Cordia), Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum), bitter Cedar (odorata Cedrela), naked Indian (Bursera simarouba) and the Copey (Clusia sp.), is some of the most abundant species. In addition, around three hundred species of birds they have been identified; among them they emphasize the Pavón (Penelope purpurascens), the Stupid bird (Momotus momotta), the Jílguero of mountain (Myadestes melanops), and the Tucancillo (Auracorhynchus prasinus). The Park offers an impressive wealth of landscapes and natural panoramic views, that allow to appreciate to the maximum this place and its environs. At the moment, from the Viewpoint in the sector Santa Maria, the appreciation is facilitated and enjoys an excellent Vista of the area the West of the Park, and from different points within the protected wild area other sites of great quality and beauty can be appreciated, including the Vista of the city of Liberia and the great extensions of the plain guanacasteca. | Vegetation |
| Are compound of rainy forests in the Pacific sector, humid and very humid of the Caribbean, cloudy sector in the bulk, of transition between rainy dry forest in the skirts the west of the sectors the Pailas and Santa Maria and between the different zones from life, and in addition small spots to charrales with some patches of secondary forest, native pastizales growing on old taps of lava and riparios forests. Most of this type of vegetation it has not been investigated directly, nevertheless, by investigations made in other similar areas, is possible to be understood dynamics of this atmosphere (fragility, risks and threats), like in other natural atmospheres. By the use that in last times had this zone, among them: cattle property, wood hunting, extraction, deflection of water channels to supply the city of Liberia, fires, etc., can be observed that the conditions of some areas of the Park very have been altered. The Corner of the Old one presents/displays diverse you live in the lowest parts, some of the most common trees are him laurel, guanacaste, aceituno, ardillo, the naked Indian, the bitter cedar and capulin white, in the parts intermediate will seat 1200 and 1400 meters on the level of the sea, the abundant trees but are; the copea, the curd, jácaro data, papayillo, I chip mouse, I equal, the oak, badly and the white cypress. | Climate |
| Its temperature annual average is of 26ºC. The registered precipitation annual average is of 2,000 mm of lluvia, | Facilities and Services |
| Large house (center of visitors) Large house Santa Maria: Small exhibition, Maxima capacity for 20 people. Subject access to administrative availability of personnel. House of Information written Information and in charge of guardaparque. English basic (Sector the Pailas) Viewpoint is located in a small hill behind the Large house of Santa Maria. Maxima capacity of 20 people. Access all the year. It is possible to be appreciated Miravalles volcano, the environs of the town of San Jorge and the low zones of Guanacaste near the Tempisque river. Area to encamp Pailas Sector: It is located to 200 meters of the house of information within a zone of forest. Capacity for 40 people. 3 sanitary services, 3 baths with cold water, two sinks to the outside, tables, spits, water and batteries for washing exist. Sector Santa Maria: Maxima capacity 30 people. Two sanitary services, two baths, tables exist, spits, water and batteries for washing. Area of lunch: Sector The Pailas: located in playón next to the Colorado river. Account with tables and waste baskets. Access solely at dry time. Capacity for 20 people. Restrictions: not to use soaps or detergents in the river. Parking: In the entrance of the sector the Pailas offers this facility in a located private property outside the national park. In the Sector Santa Maria an ample space in the environs of the Large house exists where it is allowed the visitors to leave the Char vehicles them: They are offered different to char them in the two seasons of greater visitación to the year (20 days altogether). They are distributed by a civil employee of the Program of Ecoturismo that stops those times is outstanding to support the Sector. Service of Guide: The area does not offer east service, is local guides of the shelters and near hotels. Telephone: Operation with originating energy of solar paddles. Calls to any part and outside the country can be made inside. | Contact |
| Telephones: (506) 666-5051, Fax (506) 666-5020, Santa Rosa (506) 666-8150, Fax (506) 666-8151, Pocosol (506) 665-0451 Telefax, Post-office box Liberia 169-5000, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America. Electronic mails: Area of Guanacaste Conservation: acg@minae.go.cr acg@acguanacaste.ac.cr Marcela P. Moor: marcelam@minae.go.cr Juan Carlos Cheek E.: juancae@minae.go.cr Mauricio Fennell L: mfennell@minae.go.cr | Suggestions |
| the distances of the footpaths oscillate between 1 and 8 km Walk solely by such, remember to carry comfortable water and shoes. If it walks at night it uses a center or lantern. The water of the rivers can present/display chemical substances, product of the volcanic activity. Avoid to consume it. Please it does not throw butts of cigarettes, nor it makes bonfires in the forest. Please, it deposits the sweepings in the containers placed for this aim. By law the entrance from mascots is allowed the area, neither the extraction of plants, animals or another natural resource of the area. For his comfort and security, it remembers to bring: Clothes of dark colors Shoes closed with nonskid sole Lantern with extra batteries Impermeable Sandals, suit of bath Cap or I shade and solar protector Repelente of mosquitos packaged Shelter Water Medicines of personal use small Knapsack | Policies |
| Schedule of attention: 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., every day of the week. Tiquetes of admission and to encamp will be used exclusively in this area. When a civil employee asks for itself as he guides, its participation will be holds to the availability of the personnel, and after to have cancelled the respective tariff according to establishes the decree of tariffs. The administration of the park will be able to restrict and to regulate the access from visitors to the areas of public use, when the number of visitors surpasses the limits of permissible capacity. Apóyenos in the efforts to handle the sweepings, llévese all the remainders that you produce and avoid to enter nonre-usable products. Use the water rationally and it does not use soap, champú and detergents in the broken rivers and. The extraction of mud, firewood is not allowed, trunks or any other resource of the smaller or insignificant park by than seems. It is not allowed to cross the precaution railings. It is not possible to be made reservations to encamp in the park. When it enters the park, its name, nationality and number of certificate or passport repórtese in the entrance house indicating. The nocturnal routes are prohibited, except when it is made in company of an authorized guide. | Access |
| the National Park Corner of the Old one has two official entrances, one in the Sector known like the Pailas and another one in the denominated Sector Santa Maria. The entrance to the Sector the Pailas is located in the extreme west of the Park to arrive at this site part from the city of Liberia, is continued 5 km to the north on the Inter-American Highway; here it is taken towards the northwest by a highway lastreada of 20 km until arriving at the sector. The entrance to the Sector Santa Maria is located in the southwestern end of the Park. In order to arrive at this site the way is taken that initiates in the District the Victory, from the city of Liberia; one begins soon is taken on the way that the town of White Colony leads, turning aside itself soon to the left. Altogether it is a way of 25 km until the administration. By the characteristics of the ways it is recommended to use vehicle of double traction. |
|
|
 |
|
