Tapantí National Park

Tapantí National park, sometimes called Orosí National Park, is a National Park in the Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica, located on the edge of the Talamanca range, near Cartago Just 90 minutes drive from San José. It portects forests to the north of Chirripo National Park, and also contains part of Orosí River.

This park has two main life zones, the lower montane rain forest and the premontane rain forest. This forests are home to over 45 different species of mammals including kinkajous, tapir, deer, raccoons and monkeys.

There are also 260 kinds of birds, the most common are the quetzal, hawks, falcons, parrots and humming birds. Additionally 28 species of reptiles have been identified, which include snakes, toads, frogs, and salamanders.