Costa Rica: "Disneyland for ecotourists"
Friday, March 27, 2009Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in the north-west of Costa Rica "has all senses of the word ''green'' covered", according to a New York Times travel writer.
With almost a third of the country''s land mass dedicated to reserves and national parks, Ethan Todras-Whitehall described Monteverde as a "Disneyland for ecotourists".
High up in the clouds, the forest is home to over 1,000 varieties of flora and an abundance of wildlife including birds, monkeys, reptiles and wild cats.
Costa Rica Tourism claims that the country is home to five per cent of all known plant and animal species and private nature trails are popular excursions.
"Monteverde offers the pilgrimage to nature that many seek from the tropics," said Mr Todras-Whitehall, adding that it is also recognised in the US as one of the premier destinations for adventure holidays.
The Costa Rican government announced to La Nation news service in 2007 that it wanted to be the first country to become carbon neutral.
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