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Several national parks and reservations are located in the Talamanca mountain range, including Chirripó National Park. The Cordillera de Talamanca and La Amistad national parks have been designated by UNESCO a World Heritage Site It is also the first binational biosphere reserve. The two parks comprise 2,400 square kilometres (930 sq mi) of ...
Lauraceae are the predominant canopy trees in the northern mountains, while oaks are dominant in the upper montane forests of the southerly Cordillera de Talamanca. [3] The forests are highly biodiverse, with many species including many endemic species. The Cordillera de Talamanca is home to an estimated 90% of Costa Rica's plant species.
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
The park protects a large part of the Cordillera de Talamanca mountain range, including the highest point in Costa Rica, Cerro Chirripó. It covers 401,000 ha of tropical forest and is the largest nature reserve in Central America; together with a 15 km buffer zone, it represents a major biodiversity resource at a regional (ca 20% of the region ...
List of mountain ranges in Asia. 1 language. ... 3,009 [1] Alagalla Mountain Range (Potato Range) Sri Lanka: 1,140 Alay Mountains (Alai Mountains) Kyrgyzstan ...
The Costa Rican páramo includes several enclaves on the highest peaks of the Cordillera de Talamanca in eastern Costa Rica and western Panama, with a total area of 31 km 2. [2] The páramo is found above 3000–3100 meters elevation on the summits of Cerro de la Muerte , Cerro Chirripó , and Cerro Kamuk in Costa Rica, Cerro Echandi on the ...
Talamanca may refer to: Cordillera de Talamanca, a mountain range in Costa Rica and Panama; Kingdom of Talamanca, a former political entity in present day Costa Rica; Talamanca (canton), a canton in Limón, Costa Rica; Talamanca languages, branch of Chibchan languages spoken in Costa Rica and Panama; Talamanca (Bages), a municipality in ...
Cordillera Occidental ("western mountains"), several mountain ranges share the name, such as the one in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; Cordillera Oriental ("eastern mountains"), several mountain ranges share the name, such as the one in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; Cordillera de la Costa ("coastal mountains") of Chile