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Bosque Alegre National Wildlife Refuge

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22.847, 15/2/94 Grecia, Alajuela 850 ha no

Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area, Alajuela

It consists of the beautiful Congo, Hule and Bosque Alegre lagoons framed in a subsided volcanic caldera located on the northern slope of the Central Volcanic Cordillera. In the primary and secondary forests covering a good part of this refuge, life howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) and white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus). In Hule lagoon, there are five species of fish, including the cichlids (Cichlasoma dovii and cichlasoma lyonsi). A dirt road goes from the Cariblanco gasoline station along the main road to Puerto Viejo as far as Hule lagoon.




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Bosque Alegre National Wildlife Refuge, AlajuelaBosque Alegre National Wildlife Refuge, Alajuela
Bosque Alegre National Wildlife Refuge, AlajuelaBosque Alegre National Wildlife Refuge, Alajuela