The newest adventure nature-themed park in Limón.
Less than 1 hour away from the Port of Limon in the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, Veragua Rainforest is the ultimate nature-themed park that offers everything you want to experience in the authentic rainforest!
The Project Veragua Rainforest, is being developed in the Caribbean, next to the Amistad International Park and very close the Indigenous Reserve of Chirripó, allowing visitors to enjoy an exuberant and astonishing flora and fauna, just about 16 Km from the Liverpool entrance, highway to Limón.
It consists of a $5,5 million investment developed by Costa Rican entrepreneurs, Felipe Koberg and Martí Jiménez, with the support of governmental organizations, The Natury Conservancy, Conservation International and INBIO, National Institute of Biodiversity.
INBIO contributed with the park’s design and will be participating in its operation, mainly in the species exhibition area; they also trained 28 tourism guides who will be working directly at the park, considering that one of their main purposes is to offer detailed and scientific information to visitors.
The INBIO will also perform its own investigation center inside the park and will receive economic support to develop their investigations.
There is an 85% of progress in the construction of the park and its great opening has been scheduled for next May 15, 2008, generating work opportunities for many people in the area.
ADVENTURE
The park offers the opportunity to its visitors, to get immerse in the rainforest with guided visits to the interactive live exhibits of snakes, with more than 30 native species of the area, frogs in a nocturnal and diurnal environment, butterflies in an unparalleled set-up, walking trails, a hummingbird garden, and open air gondola ride through the rainforest canopy, a spectacular waterfall, and a real science station where you can see researchers discovering new species
The park was designed for visitors of all ages and physical condition, including seniors or people with disabilities.
With world class facilities, astonishing natural beauty, and a commitment to conservation and scientific research, Veragua Rainforest is the place to visit to get the most complete, exciting, and educational Costa Rican rainforest experience.
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