Asis Project Foundation Costa Rica

COSTA RICA A SMALL COUNTRY

EMPORIO BIG BIODIVERSITY

Mainland: 51,100 square kilometers located between 8 ° and 11 ° N latitude and 82 ° and 85 ° W longitude.
Population: next to the 4 million inhabitants.
Nicaragua is bordered to the north, the south by Panama, east by the Caribbean Sea with a coastline of 212 kms. and west by the Pacific Ocean with a coastline of 1 254 km. Cocos Island (24 km2) in the Pacific as part of its territory.
With a wide territorial average 120 km, the country is divided into two areas: the Atlantic slope, humid and rainy, without water deficit throughout the year and the Pacific Ocean side, drier, with a marked decrease in flow drought.
It is located in the geographical area called the neotropical.
Its area is 0.03 of the planet's surface but has 5% of global biodiversity.
Costa Rica is considered one of the 20 most biodiverse countries in the world Its geographical position, its two coasts and its mountainous system, which provides numerous and varied microclimates, are some reasons that explain this natural wealth, both in species and ecosystems .
Costa Rica is home to a variety of wildlife displayed in: some 13,000 plants. species, 2,000 species butterflies and nocturnal 4,500 species, amphibians, 163 species, 220 species reptiles, fish, 1,600 species of fresh and salt water and some 850 bird species.

ABOUT SAN CARLOS, THE ORCHARD NORTH AREA, WHERE IS THE BIOLOGICAL RESERVE SETTLEMENT OF ASSISI FOUNDATION PROJECT

The region is part of the floodplains of the Atlantic and its terrain is generally flat, alluvial fill product with the basic material of volcanic origin. The topographic profile is characterized by hills up to 382 m. Snm, terraces with altitudes between 50 and 100 m. Snm and floodplains of land, some wetlands.
In general, the topography is undulating with high sides, as in the hills Congo, Platanar and volcano Arenal, Tenorio, Miravalles and Rincon de la Vieja, to the lower parts very flat, easily flooded and swamp.
The rivers that run west are the Peñas Blancas, San Lorenzo, La Tigra, Fortuna Javillos, giving rise to the great river St. Charles.
Dominant vegetation in the area consists of pastures, forests, reforestation, charrales, tacotales, manuals and perennial crops.
Climatic factors: The average temperature is: San Carlos 26 ° C, and in volcanic areas 20 º C. The relative humidity is 80-90% and solar radiation from 3 to 5 hours daily.
Precipitation: Huetar The North is in the torrid zone, therefore, has a tropical climate (dry and rainy season). Winter is from May to January or February and the dry season from March to May, with some sporadic rainfall caused by cold fronts from the north. Rainfall varies, averaging between 2,000 mm / year in the plains to 5000 mm / year in the volcanic massifs.

Arenal Volcano erupting, is 40 kms. de Asis from where it comes easily. Photo unpublished Jaime del Castillo

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