Chirripó National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location	Costa Rica
Nearest city	San Isidro del General
Coordinates	9°28′48″N 83°28′48″W / 9.48, -83.48
Area	50849 Ha
Established	August 19, 1975[1]
Governing body	National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Chirripó, refers to both the name of the highest mountain in Costa Rica and the name of one of the National Parks in this country. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conservation Areas Guanacaste Conservation Area, including Santa Rosa, Rincón de la Vieja and Guanacaste National Parks Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution The latter, located in the middle portion of the Talamanca Range (also called Cordillera de Talamanca) approximately 30 km northeast from the city of San Isidro del General, protects a number of important ecosystems on the Costa Rican Pacific slope. The Cordillera de Talamanca is a mountain range that lies on the border between Costa Rica and Panama. However, it is particularly famous for including the largest extension of paramo vegetation in that country. Paramo redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Paramo (genus. Because of this conditions, the Chirripo National Park preserves a number of plants, animals, fungi and insects; some of which are under study by the scientific community.
With a particular climate that includes only two seasons, a dry one approximately from December to April and a wet one from May to November ^[1], this national park is among the most exciting ones for locals and tourists from around the world. This is based on the fact that in order to get to the summit (Cerro Chirripo) the visitor has to walk along a 16 km uphill trail from the town of San Gerardo de Rivas to the park ranger's refuge in the Crestones sector and save energies for the next 5 km walk from here to the peak. Considering that Chirripo is the 38th most prominent peak in the world, this journey is a once in lifetime experience for most tourists.

Fungi of Chirripo National Park

This national park encompasses parts of three Provinces in Costa Rica - San Jose, Limón and Cartago, and contains five different ecosystems according to the Holdridge life zone classification system ^[2], being these: lowland tropical wet forest, premontane tropical wet forest, lower montane wet forest, montane wet forest and subalpine wet forest (paramo). San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country and borders (clockwise beginning in the north the provinces of Limón is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the eastern part of the country at the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Cartago is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country Paramo redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Paramo (genus.
During the dry season the upper regions are susceptible to fires. The latest recorded events have occurred in 1953,1958,1976,1977,1981,1958 and 1992. This last event, however, affected over 20 km² (5000 acres) of vegetation and forced the administration to close the park for four months. [2]

External links

• [3] Chirripó National Park web page in the SINAC website
• Chirripó National Park at Costa Rica National Parks
• Chirripó National Park at Try Costa Rica
• Videos and photos of Chirripo National Park

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