Cataratas Cerro Redondo Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica

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Cataratas Cerro Redondo Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica was created on August 12th, 1997, to protect tropical forested areas and part of the moors in the high elevations of the Talamanca Mountain region.

Because of its location in the Talamanca Mountain region, its biodiversity is very similar to the one you can find in Los Quetzales National Park (Former Los Santos Forest Reserve). It has tropical wet forest in transition to montane, rainy montane and lower rainy montane, with a very abundant flora and fauna, where oaks and cypress are very common, making bird watching the greatest attraction.

Other nearby national Parks include the Cerro Las Vueltas Biological Reserve, Los Quetzales National Park (Former Los Santos Forest Reserve), Paramo Wildlife Refuge and Manuel Antonio National Park. There are no public park facilities at this wildlife refuge.

Getting there:
The main entrance is located in Parrita and is accesible up to the town of San Rafael of Parrita (Pocares) all year long. The other option is in San Ramón of Tarrazu where the road reaches up to 950mts before the entrance, this one is 100km from San Jose.

By bus

Take a bus from the route San Jose – San Isidro de El General – Perez Zeledon which takes about 2 hours, making the stop at Macho Gaf Restaurant (MUSOC, 2222-2422 / TRACOPA, 2222-26-66). From here you can take taxi to Cataratas Cerro Redondo Wildlife Refuge.

Location: district: Parrita, canton: Parrita, province: Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 60901.
Parrita GPS coordinates: 9.5202673, -84.3294994 (9°31’12.96″N, 84°19’46.19″W)
Size: 645ha (1593 acres)
Altitude: from 2000 up to 3000 meters.
Central Pacific Conservation Area (ACOPAC) Telephoe: +(506) 2416-7878
INFOTUR Tourist Information: 1192

Address map: Click here to view directions from Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Alajuela, Costa Rica TO Parrita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.