On August 31, 1959, Costa Rica’s national tree was named, it was to become the Guanacaste tree. Standing tall and wide, many of us have probably caught sight of the Guanacaste Tree. Not knowing and ...

Costa Rica’s Must-see National Parks and Rain Forests Rain is ... the effects of weather can be seen year-round in the trees, plants, birds, and wildlife of this fascinating country.

funded through a national tax on gasoline. In merely 25 years, Costa Rica’s forest cover has more than doubled, and the country is well on the way to its goal: trees blanketing 60 percent of the ...

Instead, all of that ruckus in the towering sabre and cashew trees is coming ... Corcovado became a national park on October 24, 1975. It’s the largest in Costa Rica, covering 164 square miles ...