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Protected Areas
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Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve
The Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve was created on March 5, 1986, to protect noteworthy areas of tropical dry forest, along with sections of shrub and riparian forests. It is known as the Park of Insects due to its immense variety of insects, particularly bees, wasps and diurnal and nocturnal butterflies. There are an estimated 250 species of bees, comprising nearly 25% of the world’s bee species, along with about 60 species of moths and more than 60 species of nocturnal butterflies.
Another characteristic that makes Lomas Barbudal a very important wilderness area is the presence, even during the summer, of abundant water sources, such as the Río Cabuyo, numerous streams and natural springs.
The reserve is part of the Tempisque Conservation Area and is located in San Ramón de Bagaces, 18 km southwest of the city of Bagaces, north of Liberia, Guanacaste. According to signposts, it is 6 km from the Pijije junction.
Birdwatching tourism
If you are a bird lover, the Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve and its tropical dry forest offers an excellent potential for bird watching, as it is home to more than 200 species of birds. During your tour, pay close attention and you will see the scarlet macaw (Ara macao), the long-tailed hopper (Chiroxiphia linearis), the turquoise-browed motmot (Eumomota superciliosa), the stub-tailed spadebill (Platyrinchus cancrominus), the olive sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus), the red widow or elegant trogon (Trogon elegans), the yellow widow or black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus), as well as the great curassow (Crax rubra),
among others.
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Trogon elegans Photo: Laurens