The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, known in Spanish as Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, is a Costa Rican reserve along the Cordillera de Tilarán spanning the Puntarenas and Alajuela provinces. Founded in 1972, it protects over 10,500 hectares of cloud forest and draws around 70,000 visitors a year. The reserve is noted for its exceptional biodiversity, with more than 2,500 plant species, including the most orchid species found in a single place, along with around 100 mammal species, 400 bird species, and 120 reptile and amphibian species.
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1. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Wikipedia)
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The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde) is a Costa Rican reserve located along the Cordillera de Tilarán within the Puntarenas and Alajuela provinces.
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The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde) is a Costa Rican reserve located along the Cordillera de Tilarán within the Puntarenas and Alajuela provinces.
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- Wikidata Q864538, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q864538 P571 inception
- Part Of: Costa Rica, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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