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 A
guided tour through the Sierpe River its’ canals and the amazing mangroves
searching for monkeys, snakes, crocodiles, anteaters and different
varieties of birds. The Sierpe River will offer a great variety of the
famous Costa Rica flora and fauna. Your naturalist guide will give you
description of the nature.
The
site is located in the province of Puntarenas, Canton de Osa,
approximately 30 km from Palmar. This reserve is an important habitat of
many species of
birds,
fish, mammals and reptiles. The mangroves play an important direct and
indirect role in maintaining the fish stock. Some species depend on these
sites for their life cycle or for an important part of this cycle
(reproduction, growth or feeding). The area includes the estuary of the
Rivers Terraba and Sierpe, and adjacent lagoons (Laguna Sierpe, Laguna
Porvenir), periodically inundated mangrove and "yolillo" palm Raphia
taedigera swamp forest, sandy beaches and cliffs. Biological/Ecological
notes: The flora in the reserve is formed by hydrophytes whose growth
cycle is in harmony with the aquatic environment.

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