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How do you get to Horizontes Forest Experimental Stations?
By bus: Take a bus on the Liberia-El Triunfo route, which takes about 50 minutes. You must get off at the first intersection, before reaching
the town. From there, you will leave the paved road, and walk approximately 3km. Check the schedules at (506) 2666-0517.
By vehicle: We are located 38 km from the city of Liberia. From Liberia, head west on the Nicoya highway (Route 21) for 18 km, to the
community of Guardia. After the bridge over the Tempisque River, turn north, just where the DoIt Center mall is located (Route 253). Then continue for 11 km to the turnoff for Playa Cabuyal. Take the road that goes to Playa Cabuyal and El Triunfo for 3.5 km until your reach the crossroads at the entrance to the Station where you’ll need to continue for 3 km along a gravel road to the lodge and the administrative area of the Station.
Tel: (506) 2666-5051.
ENTRY FEES
Costa Rican citizens and residents
¢1000
Foreign adult
$10
Children (Costa Rican citizens and residents aged 2-12)
¢500
Children (non-residents aged 2-12)
$10
Students
¢1000
Children under 6 years of age, older adults and people with disabilities
Free
Primary and secondary in groups organized and coordinated by the Restoration and Forestry Program: reservaciones.horizontes@acguanacaste.ac.cr
Rates do not include VAT
Links
www.acguanacaste.ac.cr/biodesarrollo www.acguanacaste.ac.cr/programa-de-restauracion areasyparques.com/areasprotegidas
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The site is surrounded by a great biological richness with seven different coastal ecosystems.
The rocky zone is located at the ends of sandy beaches. This ecosystem is characterized by tidal changes and an exposed rocky substrate where algae grow. It offers habitat and food to the diverse community of organisms that inhabit the surface of the rocks, tide pools and crevices. The rocky zone is ideal for observing invertebrates such as those belonging to the orders Porifera (sea sponges) and Actiniaria (anemones); echinoderms such as sea cucumbers, sea urchins and brittle starfish; mollusks like sea slugs, sea cockroaches, snails and oysters; and crustaceans such as crabs, hermit crabs, barnacles and rock lice, all of which exhibit a very interesting variety of adaptations to survive.