{"id":1717,"date":"2010-04-10T14:24:06","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T14:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/en\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2018-03-27T01:36:35","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T01:36:35","slug":"la-marta-wildlife-refuge-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/la-marta-wildlife-refuge-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"La Marta Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"

Location: <\/strong>1.6 km east from Pejibaye, about a 30 minute drive from Turrialba, district: Pejibaye, canton: Jimenez, province: Cartago, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 30403.
\nGPS Coordinates: <\/strong>9.7830802, -83.6887918 (9\u00b046’59.09″N, 83\u00b041’19.65″W)
\nSize:<\/strong> 1,500 ha (3,200 acres)
\nAltitude:<\/strong> from 750 m to 1.950 m (6,400′) above sea level
\nSchedule:<\/strong> from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
\nLa Marta Wildlife Refuge Phone:<\/strong> +506 8913-8691<\/a>
\nUMCA Phone: <\/strong> +506 2542-0350<\/a> \/ +506 2542-0300<\/a> ext. 507
\nCentral Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area (ACCVC) Telephone:<\/strong> +506 2268-1587<\/a> \/ +506 2268-8091<\/a>
\nINFOTUR Tourist Information:<\/strong> 1192
\nWebsite: <\/strong>www.lamarta.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Address map:<\/strong> Click here to view directions from Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Alajuela, Costa Rica TO Pejibaye, Cartago, Costa Rica.<\/a><\/p>\n

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La Marta Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica<\/strong> was created on October 25th, 1993, in order to protect the river basins of La Marta, Gato and Atirro just northwest of the Rio Macho Forest Reserve, near Pejibaye town in Cartago. With an average annual \"\"temperature between 20\u00baC and 30\u00baC (65\u00baF and 85\u00baF) and rainfall of 180 inches, the reserve has a very abrupt mountainous topography with lots of rivers, waterfalls, caves and primary forests, and it’s elevation ranges from 750 to 1,950 meters above sea level.<\/p>\n

La Marta National Wildlife Refuge is one of the major fronts of contention in the progress of agricultural settlement on the western slopes of the Talamanca Mountain Range, and is the gateway to the Tapanti and La Amistad National Parks, it was designated by UNESCO as a Natural Heritage site of Humanity, in 1983, due to its rich biodiversity.<\/p>\n

Historically, La Marta began as an important agricultural development center in the 1800s, where the infrastructure to grow and process coffee and sugarcane, a small sawmill, dairy and hydroelectric plant, can still be seen near the park’s entrance.<\/p>\n

During the late 1920s, the site was abandoned by the owners, which caused a migration of inhabitants and workers to settle in Pejibaye town. For the next 60 years, the forest regenerated. During the 1980s, squatters moved in and destroyed portions of the forest for housing and the cultivation of banana, coffee, and cattle. By 1991, the squatters were expelled and Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT) was responsible for defining the area as a protected site, a wildlife refuge where visitors are welcome to walk and explore the many available trails in La Marta.<\/p>\n

La Marta National Wildlife Refuge is also characterized by its rich flora, due to its abundance of epiphytes, mosses, lichens, orchids, bromeliads, with several layers of forests \"\"with palms and timber species such as Terminalias, Cedrela tubiflora, Licanias Arborea.<\/p>\n

Today, La Marta is a wildlife refuge managed by the Universidad Metropolitana Castro Carazo (UMCA), which has a research station where scientists and students in the fields of biology, history, land forestry, and traditional medicine live and work.<\/p>\n

At La Marta National Wildlife Refuge visitors will find many and varied attractions, to enjoy in a healthy and different way the wonders of the rainforest. The refuge has indoor areas for camping and a lodge. Other nearby Costa Rica Parks includes Rio Macho and Rio Pacuare Forest Reserves, Tapanti National Park and La Amistad International Park.<\/p>\n

Getting to La Marta National Wildlife Refuge:<\/strong><\/p>\n

From San Jose take the highway to Cartago. Then take the road to Paraiso and Cervantes. Just before Juan Vi\u00f1as, take the exit to Pejibaye. From there are another 1.6 km to the east on the main road to the Olas River intersection.<\/p>\n

BY BUS<\/h2>\n

Take a bus from the route San Jose \u2013 Cartago, which takes about 1 hour (Lumaca, +506 2537- 2320<\/a> \/ +506 2537-0347<\/a>) and then you have to take another bus Cartago \u2013 Pejibaye \u2013 El Humo, making the stop at Pejibaye downtown (Coopepar R.L, +506 2574-6127<\/a>). From here you can take a taxi to La Marta Wildlife Refuge, which is about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

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La Marta Refugio de Vida Silvestre<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Location: 1.6 km east from Pejibaye, about a 30 minute drive from Turrialba, district: Pejibaye, canton: Jimenez, province: Cartago, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 30403. GPS Coordinates: 9.7830802, -83.6887918 (9\u00b046’59.09″N, 83\u00b041’19.65″W) Size: 1,500 ha (3,200 acres) Altitude: from 750 m to 1.950 m (6,400′) above sea level Schedule: from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. La … <\/p>\n

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