Manu National Park is regarded as the most pristine protected in Peru and contains both lowland and
Cloud Forest habitats containing an incredible diversity of Amazon plants and animals.
The journey lasts around 8 hours and includes stops in different Andean towns with chances to walk and experience the upper
Cloud Forest habitat.
We descend on a fine Inca road through exotic
cloud forest habitat.
Not exact matches
A team led by University of California, Santa Barbara plant ecologist Shelley Crausbay is studying high - elevation
cloud forests that provide
habitat for a number of rare birds, most of which are endangered.
«We hope that the olinguito can serve as an ambassador species for the
cloud forests of Ecuador and Colombia, to bring the world's attention to these critical
habitats.»
San Jose - Costa Rica's Capital Tortuguero National Park - 43,000 acres of tropical rainforests, canals and rivers Braulio Carrillo Park - with its famous cascading waterfalls Manuel Antonio National Park - home to the rare and playful squirrel monkey Escallonia
Cloud Forest - also referred to as a fog forest Hanging Bridges - 6 suspension bridges winding through the tropical rainforest canopy Poás Volcano - with its mile - wide crater Arenal Volcano - with its softly glowing lava flow Costa Rica Rainforest Hike - with naturalist guides Aerial Tram Ride - glide along the rainforest canopy (a top tourist attraction) Green Turtle Research Station - created to protect Costa Rica's turtle nesting habitat, turtle eggs and young hatchlings Atlantic Turtle Nesting Beaches - witness young turtles race to the sea (during nesting season) Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve - with its mysterious reflecting waters Carara Biological Reserve - Also known as «River of Crocodiles» Visits to Pineapple, Banana & Coffee Plantations Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge - includes Rio Frio boat
Forest - also referred to as a fog
forest Hanging Bridges - 6 suspension bridges winding through the tropical rainforest canopy Poás Volcano - with its mile - wide crater Arenal Volcano - with its softly glowing lava flow Costa Rica Rainforest Hike - with naturalist guides Aerial Tram Ride - glide along the rainforest canopy (a top tourist attraction) Green Turtle Research Station - created to protect Costa Rica's turtle nesting habitat, turtle eggs and young hatchlings Atlantic Turtle Nesting Beaches - witness young turtles race to the sea (during nesting season) Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve - with its mysterious reflecting waters Carara Biological Reserve - Also known as «River of Crocodiles» Visits to Pineapple, Banana & Coffee Plantations Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge - includes Rio Frio boat
forest Hanging Bridges - 6 suspension bridges winding through the tropical rainforest canopy Poás Volcano - with its mile - wide crater Arenal Volcano - with its softly glowing lava flow Costa Rica Rainforest Hike - with naturalist guides Aerial Tram Ride - glide along the rainforest canopy (a top tourist attraction) Green Turtle Research Station - created to protect Costa Rica's turtle nesting
habitat, turtle eggs and young hatchlings Atlantic Turtle Nesting Beaches - witness young turtles race to the sea (during nesting season) Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve - with its mysterious reflecting waters Carara Biological Reserve - Also known as «River of Crocodiles» Visits to Pineapple, Banana & Coffee Plantations Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge - includes Rio Frio boat cruise
Cloud forests appear only in a few areas above 1,650 feet (500 meters) but they provide
habitat to an amazing array of endemic flora.
High humidity, less rain, and low lying
clouds contribute to the fog - like conditions in Costa Rica's Escallonia
cloud forest, which is a natural
habitat for orchids, ferns, and many species of tropical hummingbirds.
With
habitats ranging from montane
forest and
cloud forest to lowland
forest, this region features green slopes, cliffs, rivers, waterfalls and moderate vegetation and the towns of Chulumani and Coroico.
While Angiopteris and Christensenia prefer lowland rain
forest and grow in partly open
habitats, Marattia has a preference for high elevation
cloud forest and semi-deciduous
forest in the subtropics.
The concession comprises 16,857 ha of secondary
forest identified as the
habitat of the Bornean orangutan,
clouded leopard, critically endangered flora and dozens of other endangered species.