The battles fought by the Costa Ricans in the Hacienda Santa Rosa, Guanacaste or in the community of Rivas, in Nicaragua are famous. But there was also a battle that was decisive in the defeat of the invading forces in Sarapiquí. Modest Costa Rican defense forces liquidated the last bastion of the filibuster army at the Battle of Sardinal.
In the opposite sense of that historical moment, Sarapiquí, a canton that occupies 80% of the totality of the province of Heredia, is a peaceful and fraternal community that has played a very important role in the coexistence and commerce of Puerto Viejo, Its city that is head with the towns of the south of Nicaragua, thanks to the fluvial route.
And although Sarapiquí is one of the most extensive cantons of Costa Rica, its territory is exuberant, both in the mountains where there are sectors of the Central Volcanic Cordillera Forest Reserve and the Poás and Carrillo national parks and in the lowlands, forest humid tropical, where is a sector of the National Wildlife Reserve Barra del Colorado.
As a complement to other diverse ecological and cultural attractions in Sarapiqui, there is also the La Selva Biological Station of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OET), populated by 2,000 plant species, home to 120 species of mammals, 420 species of birds and 500 species of butterflies.
You choose the route. It can be by the road that crosses the National Park Braulio Carrillo, by the prosperous canton of San Carlos or by Barva and Vara Blanca.
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