The Ultimate Botanical Richness

Posted On November 17, 2009 

The Ultimate Botanical Richness

Country Info Costa Rica (area: 51,100 square kilometres) is a small country in Central America which is bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south and by the Pacific Ocean to the west and Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica has always fared better in terms of environmental safeguard activities. In 2008, the country was ranked fifth in the world and first in the Americas on Environmental Performance Index. Also the News Economics Foundation has granted Costa Rica the topmost position in the Happy Planet Index besides terming it as the ‘greenest country’ in the world. Capital of Costa Rica is San José. Palo Verde National Park Palo Verde National Park is one of the many national parks in Costa Rica. Spread over an area of 184 square kilometres in Guanacaste Province in north-western part of Costa Rica, the national park  [...]