Chirripo National Park - Costa Rica

Chirripo, refers to both the name of the Chirripo National Park and the highest peak in Costa Rica (3.820 meters above sea level). The Chirripo National Park is located in the middle portion of the Talamanca Range (also called Cordillera de Talamanca) approximately 30 km northeast from the city of San Isidro del General, protects a number of important ecosystems on the Costa Rican Pacific slope. However, it is particularly famous for including the largest extension of paramo vegetation in that country. Because of this conditions, the Chirripo National Park preserves a number of plants, animals, fungi and insects; some of which are under study by the scientific community.