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Although Costa Rica is a small country, it is in the bird-rich neotropical region and has a huge number of species for its area. 893 bird species have been recorded in the country (including Cocos Island), more than in all of the United States and Canada combined. Of those species, seven are endemic and 19 are globally threatened. The Official List of the Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica contains 857 species. Over an area of 51,100 km2, an area smaller than West Virginia, this is the greatest density of bird species of any continental American country.

About 600 species are resident, with most of the other regular visitors being winter migrants from North America.

Here you can birds around arenal volcano costa rica

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the map, the Arenal National Park is located in the lower central part of our northern plains. The 7,413 acres (3,000 hector) Arenal National Park is settled within the 501,623 acres (203,000 hector) Arenal Conservation Area, which is protecting 8 of Costa Rica's 12 life zones and 16 reserves in the region between the Guanacaste and Tilarán mountain ranges. The park contains two volcanoes, the very active Arenal Volcano and the very dormant Cerro Chato, and is located near the 25 mile long Lake Arenal. The lake was extended to 3 times its original size in 1979 to house Costa Rica’s largest hydroelectric dam that produces 70% of the country’s electricity.

The lake is very famous among local fishermen and travelers, because its waters are loaded with rainbow bass. This fish is known by the locals as Guapote (handsome one). It is not only beautiful, but very flavorful as well. Lake Arenal is also one of the world's top destinations for travelers to enjoy windsurfing and sail boarding, due to its year-round steady and strong winds. There is a small but bustling windsurfing community, containing schools for amateur travelers, at the northwest end of the lake. Although, the winds are year around, the prime time of year for the serious windsurfers to visit is during the windy season which is from November to April.

Costa Rica info

Costa Rica is officially known as the Republic of Costa Rica. It is19,575 square miles in size and has a population of approximately 3,342,000 eople. It is bordered by Panama and Nicaragua. The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose. Its coastal areas are hot and humid and heavily forested. It has a large chain of volcanoes rising over 12,000 feet. The official language of Costa Rica is Spanish. It is a democratic nation and has no military. Costa ica has only 3 national newspapers.

La Nacion, Al Dia, La Extra

From early December through April, strong and steady kicks across the westerm en of Lake Arenal providing windsufers and kiteboarders with primary attraction and activity offered up by this region.

Kiiteboarding is an adventure sport, similar to windsurfing, except you are tethered by a harness to a large kite, which you can steer via some ontrol lines. The sport is known for the long and high jumps achieved by experienced pratitioners.

Arenal Volcano – Costa Rica

 

Costa Rica issues alert Level 3 / as Arenal Volcano spews vapor

Scientists from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) raised the volcanic alert of the Arenal Volcano in the north-central region of La Fortuna from 2b to 3 on a 4-level scale, according to a UCR press release on Friday.