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Cano Negro, a shallow, seasonal lake near the country's northern border,
is a bird watchers paradise during the second half of the year, when great
flocks of ducks, herons and other waterfowl gather there.
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Bird Migration
Nearly 350 different species of birds, a third
of the nesting birds in North America, reach Costa Rica
each year. Some make it their winter residence, while others
simply pass through on their way to South America.
Aves Migratorias
Cerca de 350 diferentes especies de pájaros, la tercera parte
de aves migratorias de Norte America, llegan a Costa Rica cada año.
Algunos lo hacen su residencia de invierno, mientras que otros solamente
pasan en su camino hacia Sur América.
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Caño Negro
Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge sprawls over nearly 25,000
acres of humid rain forest just out of Los Chiles, in the northern
zone of Costa Rica. Caño Negro is a virtual water wonderland of birds,
wildlife and tropical flora.
Caño Negro
El Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Caño Negro, se extiende cerca
de 25,000 hectáreas de zona húmeda en el cantón de Los Chiles, en la
zona norte de Costa Rica. Caño Negro es una de las maravillas virtuales
de agua, pajaros, fauna y flora tropical.
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Cano Negro has been
designated a wetland of international importance under the RAMSAR convention.
Representations of Cano Negro on most maps are actually misleading, since they
show the lake's extension at the height of the rainy season. Once the rains
die down in December, the lake rapidly shrinks, and by February is disappears
completely, and most of the waterfowl has moved onto the Rio Frio -- the river
that Cano Negro drains into. The river trip on the Rio Frio, which is the most
common way of reaching Cano Negro, is consequently often more interesting than
actually visiting the lake.
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