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The Carpintera hills possess great biological resources |
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 The hills of Carpintera, located in the Cartago province, have more biological resources than first thought: 1,100 plant species, 187 bird species , 31 types of mammals, and 174 types of butterflies.
This inventory, just recently completed, was taken by the Natural History department of the National Museum over a four year period.
The Carpintera still contains patches of forest with original vegetation that dates back some 500 years”, said Joaquín Sánchez, a biologist at the National Museum and coordinator of the study.
The study found a wide variety of canopies, which give structure to the forest. It also revealed a wide variety of epiphytes.
Likewise, there exists a plant called Peperomia carpinterana that is only found in the Carpintera and its surroundings. This forest is possibly the only place in the world where this species survives. |
