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DÚRIKA: EcoAldea Integral Autosuficiente Protecting 8500 hectares of tropical cloud forest, for the presents and future generations |
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LOCALIZATION: 9
degrees 15 minutes North, 83
degrees 15 minutes West AREA OF THE RESERVE:
Approximately 8,500 hectares. TOPOGRAPHY: Due
to the position in the foothills of the Talamanca mountain range, Durika
mountain (3,280 m.a.s.l),
the land is inclined, with deep canyons, ridges that join up to the
continental divide and a few flat areas. GEOLOGY: Characterized
for it’s sedimentary rock of the tertiary and Mesozoic (Paleocene,
Pliocene, organic period and post organic) mainly marine sedimentation
and some land (Pliocene) with insertions of volcanic rock, typical of
the west edge of the Talamanca Mountain Range. ELEVATIONS: The
elevations of the D.F.B.R go from 1.400 m.a.s.l. at the Dlora River, to
the highest point at the Arbolado mountain (continental divide) at 2,800
m.a.s.l. The Durika
community is at 1,650 meters. WEATHER IN THE COMMUNITY:
Sun hours (average) Jan – Feb:
7 hours Mar – Apr: 6-7
hours May – Oct: 3-5
hours Nov – Dec: 5-7
hours RAINFALL IN THE COMMUNITY:
(average) Rainy months, from May to November; approximately 3,500
millimeters per year. TEMPERATURE IN THE COMMUNITY: (average) Rainy Season: 10
to 22˚c Dry Season:
6 to 27˚c WINDS: Trade winds with a predominant direction from North to
Northeast. The trade winds
prevail during the whole year, but, increase during the dry season,
reaching speeds of up to 97 kilometers per hour. CLOSE COMMUNITIES: Palmital
- 4 kilometers Guanacaste de Ujarrás - 6 kilometres Ujarrás
- 10 kilometers
Buenos Aires
- 16 kilometers Olan
- 8 kilometers
ECOSYSTEMS OF THE RESERVE: Low pre mountain humid forest:
1000-1500 m.a.s.l. High pre mountain humid forest:
1500-2000 m.a.s.l. Cloud forest (oaks):
2000-2500 m.a.s.l. Pre paramo:
2800 m.a.s.l. NETWORK OF TRAILS: In total the DBR has a total of 17 kilometers of trails.
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