Barra Honda Caves

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It is located in the province of Guanacaste, 22 kilometers northeast of the city of Nicoya. Its extension is 2,295 hectares, it has an annual rainfall of 1,970 ml and an average temperature of 28°C.

Barra Honda is the only park in Costa Rica that has a complex of underground caverns, although there are other highly visited caverns in the country, this is the only one that has this type of formation. Currently, this park has a cover of charrales and Tacotales, deciduous secondary forest and 290 hectares of evergreen forest.

Various species of fauna can be observed, especially birds such as the tufted magpie (Calocita formosa), collared dove (Colomba fascinata) and white-tailed dove (Leptotila verreauxi). It is also possible to observe coatis, raccoons, agoutis, white-tailed deer and anteaters. The increase in the animal population has been notorious in recent years, due to the Fire Control and Protection programs


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  • Fruit
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