Cerro Chirripó

Cerro Chirripó
	Cerro Chirripó
height	3820 m
location	Cartago and Limón provincial border , Costa Rica
Mountains	Cordillera de Talamanca
Notch height	3726 m ↓ Panama Canal
Coordinates	9 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ N , 83 ° 29 ′ 16 ″ W Coordinates: 9 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ N , 83 ° 29 ′ 16 ″ W
particularities	highest mountain in Costa Rica

The Cerro Chirripó , at 3820 m the highest mountain in Costa Rica, is located in the Cordillera de Talamanca .

It is also the highest point between Guatemala and the South American Andes . With good visibility you can see both the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea from the summit. The mountain is located in the national park of the same name "Parque Nacional Chirripó". The park is best accessed from the village of San Gerardo de Rivas.

vegetation

Tropical mountain rainforests grow up to the tree line at approx. 3400 m . The mountain forests of the Cordillera de Talamanca show strong similarities with the mountain forests of the northern Andes. Typical are evergreen oaks, many epiphytes , tree ferns and the small bamboo species of the genus Chusquea. The mountain rainforest is also home to the quetzal .

Páramo is found above the tree line . The area around the Cerro Chirripó is the northernmost area in which one can find this type of vegetation . Low bushes and low bamboo are typical of the Páramo des Chirripó . In contrast, the Espeletia genus typical of the northern Andes is missing here .

Individual evidence

↑ http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/CentAm.html

Web links

Commons : Cerro Chirripó - collection of images, videos and audio files

Information about the national park with sketches for the hiking trails (German)

[1] ttp://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/CentAm.html