Cloud forest
Mountain forest sitting inside the cloud: mist drifts between the trees for much of the day and moss covers every branch. It's cool, it drizzles without raining, and it's where the quetzal lives.
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Where to find it · 2 areas
Puntarenas
See everything Monteverde
Cloud forest at around 1,400 metres above sea level, where mist drifts through the trees for much of the day. You walk it on trails and hanging bridges, and it's one of the places people come looking for the quetzal. It really is cool up there — bring a jacket.
2 days San JoséSan Gerardo de Dota
A narrow valley on the Savegre river, above 2,000 metres, reached by a steep descent off the Interamerican highway. It's one of the places people come to see the quetzal, mostly between February and May. At night it gets genuinely cold — jacket cold.
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