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Cabo Blanco
Biological Reserve
This refuge is a marine bird sanctuary and
is one of the most beautiful areas on the
Pacific coast. Marine birds are very numerous,
particularly brown pelicans, magnificent frigate
birds, laughing gulls, common terns and brown
boobies.
Terrestrial birds include the long-tailed
manakin, magpie jay, cattle egret, crested
caracara, elegant trogon, white-bellied chachalaca,
ringed kingfisher, sulfer-winged parakeet
and turkey vulture. The woods are predominated
by evergreen species. Some of the most common
trees are lancewood, bastard cedar, wild plum,
gumbo-limbo, trumpet tree, dogwood, frangipani
and the spiny cedar.
One spiny cedar is a veritable natural monument
growing beside the trail to Maven Peak-it
towers 50 meters and measures 3 meters in
diameter at chest height. Among the 119 types
of trees in this reserve, the dominant species
in the primary forest are spiny cedar, chicle
and espave.
The white-tailed deer, howler, spider and
white-faced monkeys, porcupines, agoutis,
pacas, kinkajous, coyotes, long-nosed armadillos
and margay cats are also found here.In the
sea, large populations of fish, crabs, chitons,
lobster, shrimp, giant chonches and clams
are present while many other species inhabit
the intertidal zone and neighboring shores. |
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Surfing
Snorkeling
