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Hitoy Cerere
Biological Reserve
This zone is crisscrossed by countless rocky
rivers with rapids and waterfalls, some reaching
several tens of meters in height. It is interesting
to note that the name of the Reserve, taken
from the Bri-Bri Indian language, has to do
with rain. "Hitoy" means wolly,
describing the algae- and moss-covered river
stones, and "Cerere" means clear
waters.
Most of the trees in the upper elevations
are more than 30 meters tall and the emergent
top 50 meters. Commonly found species include
the crabwood, wild tamarind, silk cotton,
possum-wood and nargusta.
The fauna is rich and varied, although most
species either live in the treetops or are
nocturnal and therefore are not usually seen.
Some animals inhabiting the area are the three-toed
sloth, silky anteater, four-eyed opossum,
Neotropical river otter, tayra, jaguar, tiger
cat, tapir, red brocket deer, collared peccary,
and howler and white-faced monkey.
One hundred fifteen species of birds have
been observed including the Montezuma oropendola,
which congregates to build large numbers of
hanging nests in a single tree, vulture, chizo
parrot, slatey-tailed trogon and hummingbirds,
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