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Monteverde [1] is the twelfth canton of the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, [2] located in the Cordillera de Tilarán (Tilarán range). Roughly a four-hour drive from the Central Valley, Monteverde is one of the country's major ecotourism destinations, with the Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde (Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve) being the largest, in addition to several other ...
A green-crowned brilliant in the Monteverde Cloud Forest. 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, [1] the Reserve ...
The Cañón de Santa Elena Flora and Fauna Protection Area (Spanish: Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cañón de Santa Elena) is a protected area for plants and wildlife in the Mexican municipalities of Manuel Benavides and Ojinaga, in the state of Chihuahua. It was founded on November 7, 1994 and has an area of 277,209 hectares.
Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico.The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, [3] and was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo. [4]
Just before arriving at the Gran Sabana, it passes La Escalera, an uphill road with several curves and immersed in a typically rainy and foggy forest. Once past that section, there is a paved road that runs through the Gran Sabana. There are other ways to access other sites, but are not paved. Tourists can also take a plane to Santa Elena de ...
Montañita is a small coastal town in Ecuador located in the parish of Manglaralto, province of Santa Elena, about 180 kilometers northwest of Guayaquil. [1] Its name means "small mountain." In the mid 20th century it was known as a surfing beach, with only a few fishermen's huts, and one or two surfers tents in summer, erected at the site. [2]
Santa Elena (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsanta eˈlena]) is a town in southwestern Ecuador, and is the capital of both the province and the canton of the same name. Santa Elena, originally called Sumpa, is located on the Ecuadorian peninsula near the city of Guayaquil. It is regarded as the location of the most important and best documented ...
The oldest archaeological remains in the seat are located at the Santa Elena Ranch in Ocozocoautla whose finds include tools and weapons made of stone and bone. It also includes burials. [ 14 ] In the pre Classic period from 1800 BCE to 300 CE, agricultural villages appeared all over the state although hunter gather groups would persist for ...