WILDLIFE REFUGE  EL PARAMO COD: M501

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Property Details COD: M501   Currency Dollar Sales Amount $30.000.000.00 Property Type Mountain Country Costa Rica Province San José Cantón Pérez Zeledón Land Area 1.600 hectareas Versus Public Road Topography Odulada Fronts Public Street LAW OF CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE No. 7317 The Law 7317 and Regulation No. 22545-MIRENEM, establishes the creation of Wildlife Refuges, Private Category, whose lands are totally particular tenure. Wildlife refuges are those areas declared those whose geographic, diverse ecosystems and special or exclusive biodeversidad requires the protection of wildlife inside or around it. WILDELIFE REFUGE In 1979, Thelen and Dalfelt described the wildlife refuge as: "One area where it is necessary to take protective measures if it wants to perpetuate the existence of a particular species or one or more populations of wildlife (marine or terrestrial), resident or migratory, of regional, national or global. The area does not have to be completely natural and may require some modification of habitat if we are to provide near optimal conditions for the species or communities, according to the particular circumstances of each case. The area covered depends on the needs in terms of habitat or other characteristics of the species. However, these usually do not need large areas but relatively small spaces such as nesting sites, wetlands, and lakes appropriate to achieve their goals.   THE PROPERTY It's in the Costa Rican Paramo well known as the Paramo de Talamanca. Location: St. Hedwig Paramo 11th District, 19th Canton Perez Zeledon. Province of San Jose Access road by the Inter-American Highway south to the height of Cerro de la Muerte.   1,600 hectares divided into two farms: Public deed for 600 acres, free of runs and the cadastral map. Inversión: $10.000.000.00 Deed 1,000 acres, free of notes, without cadastral map. Inversión: $20.000.000.00   The WWF (World Wildlife Fund) identified 5 different ecoregions of moorland in the world: Cordillera Central páramo (Ecuador) Paramo de Cordillera de Merida (Venezuela) North Andean Páramo (Colombia, Ecuador) that includes the Paramo Sumapaz (Colombia) Paramo Santa Marta (Colombia) Costa Rican or Paramo Paramo de Talamanca (Costa Rica, Panama)   There are small areas of heath in Costa Rica and Panama North of the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica Importantly, the WWF said that the Costa Rican páramo Biodiversity is different from the Andes A unique place in the world. Location in yellow moors in America FLORA Paramo: type Andean paramo scrub forest is in the intermingling various species of the family Ericaceae (Pernettia Cavendishia sp and sp), Asteranceae (Senecio sp), Poaceae and perennials. One of the most common species here is the Batambo (Chusquea subtessellata)   FORESTS Mixed forest, cloud, high and very moist, cover most of the area and have a high floristic complexity. The black oak and white oak trees are among the largest in the area, is also sweet cedar (Cedrella tonduzii), the amarillón (Terminalia amazonia), the tower (Ulmus mexicana), the candelillo (Magnolia poasana) the quizarrña (Nectandra sp), the anger rose (Ocotea sp), whose fruits are the preferred food of the quetzal (Resplendent Quetzal) the hill (Symphonia globulifera) and two species of cypress or cypress parrot (podocarpus oleiolius and Prumnopitys standleyii). In open areas, slopes and riverbanks poor growing umbrella (Gunnera insignis) plant with leaves m largest single country.   Evergreen rain forests are dense, composed of several strata and florísitica diversity, there are emerging as the kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra), which can reach up to 50 m tall. The upper canopy with trees of 30 - 40 meters and consists of cedar (Carapa guianensis), maria (Calophyllum rasiliense) Javillo (Hura crepitans), Sura or guayabóin (Terminalia oblonga) caretigre (Aspidosperma megalocarpon) pylon ( Hieronim alchorneoides) and Manu (Minquaria guianensis).   FAUNA The fauna is extremely diverse. Observadon were 362 species of amphibians and reptiles and about 400 birds. Some of the mammals are the tapir (Tepirus baidiri), whose population is the highest in the country, the six feline species present are the puma (Puma concolor), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), (Herpailurus yaguarondi) The Caucel (weidii leopardus), the ocelot (Leopardus tigrina) and jaguar (Panthera onca). There are also the tern (Tayassu peccary), otter (Lutra longicaudus), porcupine (Coendou mexicanus), the anteater (Tamandua mexicana), the seraphim Ceibita or bananas (Silky Anteater), ELN tle (Cacomistle) The coati (Nazuca narica), the mountain goat (Mazama americana), tolomuco (Eira barbara).   Among the birds found the quetzal, crested eagle (Crested Eagle, redstart hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), volcanero hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula), the Black Guan (Guan), Grenadier guan (Penelope purpurascens), mountain chicken or gongolona (Tinamus coronata), the red widow (Trogon elegans) and white-fronted woodpecker (Acorn Woodpecker). Among the most common amphibians and reptiles found the lizard Gerrhonotus monticolus and mountaineering slamandra (Bolitoglossa subpalmata). This salamander is restricted to high elevations dela Talamanca Mountains, above 1,500 meters.   WATER SOURCES There have so far found 4 sources primary and several springs on the property, with absolutely pure and crystalline water. Unsolicited even water extraction permits, but due to the number of sources is not expected setback in extraction permits.