and adventures that nature has to offer. Costa Rica is home to one of the most well protected rainforest ecosystems left in Central America, and its jungles are filled with an incredible variety of wildlife including four species of monkey, nine hundred kinds of birds and, of course, sloths...
ABOUT THE RAINFOREST (SUMMARY) Chapter 1: RAINFOREST DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS Each rainforest is unique, but there are certain features common to all tropical rainforests. Location: rainforests lie in the tropics. Rainfall: rainforests receive at least 80 inches (200 cm) of rain per year...
The Costa Rica flag represents one of only two neutral countries in the world- and the story behind its flag is fascinating! Of course, I absolutely adore Costa Rica- what is there not to love? Endless beaches to lush rainforest. Consistently one of the happiest countries on Earth. No mil...
11. About 948,000 people live on the Fiji islands. The native people of the islands are theiTaukeipeople. About three quarters of alliTaukeilive on Viti Levu. About one third of the People living in Fiji are of Indian descent. 12. About 60% of the people are indigenous Fijians. The ...
The Amazon rain forest is the largest rainforest in the world. About 60% of the world's rainforests are located in Brazil. Brazil is one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world due to the many species of plants and animals. The highest lying area of Brazil is in the North and ...
Learn more about global warming effects on biodiversity and animals here. As an example, frogs are an especially vulnerable species. The climate warming has been suggested as a possible cause for the disappearance of the golden toad in Costa Rica. Pollution Environmental pollution which in many way...
modern skyscrapers contrast with the colonial buildings in the Casco Viejo district and the rainforest of the Metropolitan Park. Panama's islands are a favorite to visit, with more than 1400 islands, some are Caribbean, some are Pacific and some lie near the Panama Canal. Most of them have ...
Although rainforest cover less than seven percent of the earths surface they are home to approximately one half of the worlds animal and plant species. There is still a lot we do not know about tropical rainforest; most scientist believe there are still a large number of plant, animal, and...
White-Faced Capuchin Monkey from Costa Rica - Only Primate to Have Some Difficulty With Recognizing Their Reflection: The only exception, in this case, is the capuchin monkey, which does not make the connection at first glance. Besides the monkey, only orcas, apes, elephants and dolphins can ...
The climate in Peru varies from tropical in eastern rainforest region to dry desert in western coastal region. The higher Andes region has a temperate climate.Peru is slightly smaller than the state of Alaska in the USA - and almost twice the size of Texas. Peru is about twice the siz...