Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge
Caño Negro National Wildlife lies 119 km northwest of San Jose and about 220 km by road.
From San Jose there is a main route following the Pan American Highway, west out of San Jose towards Narjo. Turn north after 32 km to Naranjo on 141. A 22 km climb to Zarcero afterwards will lead you to the amazing topiary garden surrounding the whitewashed church. Stay on 141 for another 20 km to Quesada or San Carlos and then 8 km to Florencia. Here you turn north on 35. This will take you the final 84 km to Los Chiles.
About 10 km before Los Chiles, turn west off of 35 into a dirt road to cross the Rio Frio at San Emilio. This will take you to the ranger station at Caño Negro village.
In the waterwas you may see a bull shark’s fin slice the surface. But most people visit this place to spot migrotary birds.
Birds that you can find in Caño Negro are glossy Ibis, black-necked stilt, neotropical cormorants, American anhinga, northern jacana, American widgeon, wood stodk, snail kite, roseate spoonbill and many many more. This place is also one of the best places in Costa Rica to see the Nicaraguan grackle, which inhabits only in Caño Negro and south of Lake Nicaragua.
by Elisheva Wiriaatmadja.
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